Bug 2515416 (CVE-2026-53802) - CVE-2026-53802 rsync: rsync: Arbitrary File Read via Symlink Following
Summary: CVE-2026-53802 rsync: rsync: Arbitrary File Read via Symlink Following
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53802
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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high
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Depends On: 2528530 2528531
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-08-13 15:51 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-14 18:02 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:67462 0 None None None 2026-09-14 18:01:57 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:67463 0 None None None 2026-09-14 18:02:35 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-13 15:51:45 UTC
rsync before 3.5.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows attackers to read files accessible to the rsync daemon process by exploiting symlink following in input configuration file handling including --files-from, --password-file, and filter merge files. Attackers can place a symlink at a predictable --files-from or --password-file path, or supply a --files-from path that escapes the daemon module root, to read arbitrary files accessible to the rsync process.

Comment 2 Jon Orris 2026-09-14 18:01:56 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:67462 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67462

Comment 3 Jon Orris 2026-09-14 18:02:33 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:67463 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67463


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