Echo: rsync: security update to 3.5.0+ds1-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 465480

Description

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

- rsync before 3.5.0 contains a logic error in --max-alloc handling that allows a sender or configuration
setting --max-alloc=0 to disable allocation sanity checks entirely rather than enforcing a zero-byte cap.
Attackers can exploit this flaw to cause the receiver to attempt unbounded memory allocations for file
list and data structures, potentially exhausting available memory and causing a denial of service.
(CVE-2026-53794)

Solution

Update the rsync library and its related packages to version 3.5.0+ds1-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-53794

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 465480

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53794

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53794