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GLSA-202608-03 : rsync: Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 335266
Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202608-03 (rsync: Multiple Vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in rsync. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux 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
All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=net-misc/rsync-3.4.3
See Also
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=972779
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 335266
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202608-03.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 8/13/2026
Updated: 8/13/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5
Percentile: 94.26
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41035
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Threat Score: 6.4
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-29518
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:rsync
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-29518, CVE-2026-41035, CVE-2026-43617, CVE-2026-43618, CVE-2026-43619, CVE-2026-43620, CVE-2026-45232