CVE-2026-29518 | BDVDB-2026-334202 Detail
RsyncProjectrsync
Description#
Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in daemon file handling that allows attackers to redirect file writes outside intended directories by replacing parent directory components with symbolic links. Attackers with write access to a module path can exploit this race condition to create or overwrite arbitrary files, potentially modifying sensitive system files and achieving privilege escalation when the daemon runs with elevated privileges. This vulnerability can only be triggered if the chroot setting is false.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
References#
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/pull/895/changes/8471fdd1561049ef5f58df44a1811a50bd9a531d
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.4.3
- https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2026-05-24-minimal-memory-safe-go-rsync-vulns/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-toctou-race-condition-allows-symlink-based-arbitrary-file-write
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-29518
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2469055
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-29518.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54769
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26332
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26410
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26408
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.