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CVE-2024-12747

5.6 · MEDIUM

A flaw was found in rsync.

Published Jan 14, 2025CWE-362EPSS 0.38%

Overview

CVE-2024-12747 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 14, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2600Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12747Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2332968Refkb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00008.htmlRefsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0002/Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12747?

CVE-2024-12747 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 14, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-12747?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-12747?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-12747?

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