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USN-8349-3: rsync regression

Details USN-8349-1 fixed vulnerabilities in rsync. Unfortunately that update introduced multiple regressions in rsync functionality. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Calum Hutton discovered that rsync contained a heap-based out-of-bounds read when handling file transfers. A remote attacker with read access to an rsync server could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-10158) Batuhan Sancak, Damien Neil, and Michael Stapelberg discovered that rsync daemons configured without chroot protection were exposed to a race condition on parent path components. A local attacker with write access to a module could possibly use this issue to overwrite files, obtain sensitive information, or escalate privileges.…

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Jun 16, 2026
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