Google: net-misc/rsync: security update to 18244.291.9

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 450595

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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.
(CVE-2024-12088)

Solution

Update the net-misc/rsync library and its related packages to version 18244.291.9 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 450595

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.39

Vendor

Vendor Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12088

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-12088

Detections

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