Red Hat Security Advisory: rsync security update
Affects Red Hat rsyncSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade Red Hat rsync to 9.4.1 soon.
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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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.4.1
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 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
Upgrade Red Hat rsync to 9.4.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released fixed rsync packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply the updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:0637) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates remediates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-12085) affecting the rsync utility has been identified and addressed by Red Hat. The flaw involves an information leak caused by uninitialized stack contents. Rsync is widely used for efficient file synchronization and mirroring. Red Hat has released updates for multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 variants to fix this issue.