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CVE-2024-12085VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: rsync security update

Affects Red Hat rsyncSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade Red Hat rsync to 9.2.1 soon.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 05:57 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.2.1

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Jan 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Red Hat rsync to 9.2.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red HatAffected
  • >=9.2 <9.2.1
Fixed in
  • 9.2.1

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated rsync packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0774 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-12085) affecting the rsync utility in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support has been identified. The flaw involves an information leak caused by uninitialized stack contents. Rsync is commonly used for file synchronization and mirroring, and this vulnerability could expose sensitive data from memory. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this issue.

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