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AlmaLinux 8 : rsync (ALSA-2025:2600)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 236863
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:2600 advisory.* rsync: Path traversal vulnerability in rsync (CVE-2024-12087)
* rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal (CVE-2024-12088)
* rsync: Race Condition in rsync Handling Symbolic Links (CVE-2024-12747)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected rsync and / or rsync-daemon packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 236863
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-2600.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 5/16/2025
Updated: 5/16/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12087
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12088
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rsync, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rsync-daemon, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2025