An issue was discovered in rsync before 3.2.5 that allows malicious remote servers to write arbitrary files inside the directories of connecting peers. The server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the rsync client performs insufficient validation of file names. A malicious rsync server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in the rsync client target directory and subdirectories (for example, overwrite the .ssh/authorized_keys file).
CVE-2022-29154
Score 7.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-08-03. NVD baseline CVSS 7.4; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.4
- EG Score
- 7.4(medium)
- EPSS
- 74.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 2, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/02/1
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/WayneD/rsync/tags
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMBOJ77A7T7PQCARMDUK75TE6LLESZ3O/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YRQAI7H4M4RQZ2IWZUEEXECBE5D56BH2/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/02/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/WayneD/rsync/tags
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMBOJ77A7T7PQCARMDUK75TE6LLESZ3O/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YRQAI7H4M4RQZ2IWZUEEXECBE5D56BH2/
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | rsync (3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1) @ kinetic | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| redhat | redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.5.2-202209140405_8.6 | 2022-09-19 | redhat |
| redhat | rsync-0:3.2.3-9.el9_0.2 | 2022-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | rsync-0:3.1.2-11.el7_9 | 2022-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | rsync-0:3.1.3-14.el8_6.3 | 2022-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | rsync-0:3.1.3-6.el8_1.2 | 2022-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | rsync-0:3.1.3-7.el8_2.2 | 2022-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | rsync-0:3.1.3-12.el8_4.2 | 2022-08-24 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
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- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2022-291542022-08-10
An issue was discovered in rsync before 3.2.5 that allows malicious remote servers to write arbitrary files inside the directories of connecting peers. The server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However the rsync client performs insufficient validation of file names. A malicious rsync server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in the rsync client target directory and subdirectories (for example overwrite the .ssh/authorized_keys file).
- Red HatRHSA-2022:6170IMPORTANT2022-08-02
RHSA-2022:6170 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:6171IMPORTANT2022-08-02
RHSA-2022:6171 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:6172IMPORTANT2022-08-02
RHSA-2022:6172 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:6173IMPORTANT2022-08-02
RHSA-2022:6173 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:6180IMPORTANT2022-08-02
RHSA-2022:6180 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:6181IMPORTANT2022-08-02
RHSA-2022:6181 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2022:6551IMPORTANT2022-08-02
RHSA-2022:6551 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-5921-1MEDIUM
rsync vulnerabilities
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCEgeBalci/CVE-2022-29154First seen Sep 14, 2022
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