Bug 2515367 (CVE-2026-53796) - CVE-2026-53796 rsync: rsync: Arbitrary file write via TOCTOU race condition in destination directory handling
Summary: CVE-2026-53796 rsync: rsync: Arbitrary file write via TOCTOU race condition i...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53796
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Depends On: 2529431 2529432
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-08-13 15:49 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-07 12:58 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-13 15:49:26 UTC
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the non-daemon receiver's destination directory handling that allows an attacker who can manipulate destination path parent components to redirect file writes to unintended locations. Attackers can substitute a symlink for a component of the destination path between the path resolution and chdir() call, causing the receiver's working directory to be established outside the intended destination tree so that subsequent relative-path file writes land in unintended filesystem locations.


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