Security Advisory

CVE-2024-12088

6.5
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.
Published Date January 14, 2025
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory