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ALPINE-CVE-2024-12087

ALPINE-CVE-2024-12087 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

A path traversal vulnerability exists in rsync. It stems from behavior enabled by the `--inc-recursive` option, a default-enabled option for many client options and can be enabled by the server even if not explicitly enabled by the client. When using the `--inc-recursive` option, a lack of proper symlink verification coupled with deduplication checks occurring on a per-file-list basis could allow a server to write files outside of the client's intended destination directory. A malicious server could write malicious files to arbitrary locations named after valid directories/paths on the client.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.22rsync3.3.0-r0, 3.2.7-r4, 3.2.7-r3
Alpine:v3.20rsync3.1.3-r3, 3.2.3-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.23rsync3.2.7-r2, 3.2.7-r3, 3.2.7-r4
Alpine:v3.19rsync3.1.2-r2, 3.0.6-r0, 3.0.7-r0
Alpine:v3.18rsync3.2.3-r4, 3.0.5-r0, 3.0.6-r0
Alpine:v3.21rsync3.2.3-r4, 3.2.3-r5, 3.2.4-r0

Timeline

  • Jan 14, 2025 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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