AlmaLinux 9 : rsync (ALSA-2025:7050)

high Nessus Plugin ID 241258

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:7050 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, rsync-daemon and / or rsync-rrsync packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-7050.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 241258

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-7050.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/3/2025

Updated: 7/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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: 6.7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rsync, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rsync-rrsync, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:rsync-daemon, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-12087, CVE-2024-12088, CVE-2024-12747

CWE: 35, 362

RHSA: 2025:7050