Red Hat Security Advisory: rsync security update
Affects Red Hat rsyncSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 05:57 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
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Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for rsync in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:0714) and the linked article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patch.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-12085) in the rsync utility causes an information leak via uninitialized stack contents. Rsync is used to copy and synchronize files efficiently by sending only differences over the network. This flaw could expose sensitive data due to improper handling of stack memory. Red Hat has issued an important security update for rsync in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support to address this issue.