Bug 2519547 - CVE-2026-53803 rsync: rsync: Local Privilege Escalation via Symlink Following [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-53803 rsync: rsync: Local Privilege Escalation via Symlink Following...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: rsync
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michal Ruprich
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["9a0b7c5f-d166-4ad8-a9b0-d...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-53803
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Reported: 2026-08-19 13:28 UTC by Srikanth Balasubramanian
Modified: 2026-08-27 01:11 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: rsync-3.5.0-1.fc44 rsync-3.5.0-1.fc43
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2026-08-22 01:24:32 UTC
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Description Srikanth Balasubramanian 2026-08-19 13:28:47 UTC
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink following vulnerability that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by placing a symlink at a predictable output path such as --log-file, --write-batch, or daemon-mode log and statistics paths. Attackers can exploit rsync's failure to reject symlinks during ancillary file writes to redirect output to arbitrary filesystem locations, achieving local privilege escalation on installations where rsync runs with elevated privileges such as setuid or privileged daemon configurations.

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2026-08-20 12:50:00 UTC
FEDORA-2026-bfae8723e2 (rsync-3.5.0-1.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-bfae8723e2

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-08-20 12:50:29 UTC
FEDORA-2026-d6763b4c84 (rsync-3.5.0-1.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-d6763b4c84

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-08-21 05:41:27 UTC
FEDORA-2026-bfae8723e2 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-bfae8723e2`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-bfae8723e2

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-08-21 06:00:34 UTC
FEDORA-2026-d6763b4c84 has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-d6763b4c84`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-d6763b4c84

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-08-22 01:24:32 UTC
FEDORA-2026-bfae8723e2 (rsync-3.5.0-1.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2026-08-27 01:11:22 UTC
FEDORA-2026-d6763b4c84 (rsync-3.5.0-1.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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