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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-12747: Security patch for rsync (Multiple Advisories)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-12747: Security patch for rsync (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/15/2025
Created
01/16/2025
Added
01/15/2025
Modified
01/20/2025

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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rsync
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rsync-debuginfo

References

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