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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 3.0.6-12.el6_10.1 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 3.0.6-12.el6_10.1

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 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 3.0.6-12.el6_10.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red HatAffected
  • >=3.0.6 <3.0.6-12.el6_10.1
Fixed in
  • 3.0.6-12.el6_10.1

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated rsync packages to address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 Extended Lifecycle Support should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0849. Details on applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-12085) in the rsync utility used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 Extended Lifecycle Support allows information leakage via uninitialized stack contents. This flaw could expose sensitive data from memory during file synchronization operations. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address this issue.

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