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

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 450781

Description

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

- A flaw was found in rsync. This vulnerability arises from a race condition during rsync's handling of
symbolic links. Rsync's default behavior when encountering symbolic links is to skip them. If an attacker
replaced a regular file with a symbolic link at the right time, it was possible to bypass the default
behavior and traverse symbolic links. Depending on the privileges of the rsync process, an attacker could
leak sensitive information, potentially leading to privilege escalation. (CVE-2024-12747)

Solution

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 450781

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

Percentile: 51.27

Vendor

Vendor Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12747

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/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-2024-12747

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