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CVE-2024-12085

Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents

Published: Jan 14, 2025Updated: Apr 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-908
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
9.4%
Top 5.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in rsync which could be triggered when rsync compares file checksums. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the checksum length (s2length) to cause a comparison between a checksum and uninitialized memory and leak one byte of uninitialized stack data at a time.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-908

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSIONRed Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportRed Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0324
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0325
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Timeline

Published
Jan 14, 2025
Last Updated
Apr 14, 2026

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