CVE-2026-29518
Publication date 20 May 2026
Last updated 22 May 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
An rsync daemon configured with "use chroot = no" is exposed to a time-of-check / time-of-use race on parent path components. A local attacker with write access to a module can replace a parent directory component with a symlink between the receiver's check and its open(), redirecting reads (basis-file disclosure) and writes (file overwrite) outside the module. Under elevated daemon privilege this allows privilege escalation. Default "use chroot = yes" is not exposed.
Why is this CVE high priority?
rsync developers have rated this as being a high severity issue
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| rsync | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed 3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.2
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| 25.10 questing |
Fixed 3.4.1+ds1-5ubuntu1.2
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.4
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.6
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.0 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8283-1
- rsync vulnerabilities
- 20 May 2026