Bug 2515405 (CVE-2026-53800) - CVE-2026-53800 rsync: Rsync: Arbitrary file deletion via symlink race condition in --remove-source-files
Summary: CVE-2026-53800 rsync: Rsync: Arbitrary file deletion via symlink race conditi...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53800
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2529312 2529313
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-08-13 15:51 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-07 08:20 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-13 15:51:37 UTC 
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink() call, causing rsync to delete the symlink target rather than the intended source file.
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