Medium
rsync — security advisory
rsync 3.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the daemon child process that allows remote attackers to crash the daemon by sending a file list whose first entry is a dot entry not typed as a directory. The daemon dereferences the first file list entry as a directory structure pointer without verifying the entry type, resulting in an invalid or uninitialized pointer dereference that terminates the client connection.
- Products
- rsync
- Affected versions
- 3.0.9-4ubuntu1, 3.1.0-2, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.2, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm2, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm3, 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm4, 3.1.1-3, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm1, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm2, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm3, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm4, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm5, 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm6, 3.1.2-2, 3.1.2-2.1, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.1, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.2, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.3, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.4, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.5, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm1, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm2, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm3, 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm4, 3.1.3-6, 3.1.3-8, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.1, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.2, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.3, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.4, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.5, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.7, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.8, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+esm1, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+esm2, 3.2.3-4ubuntu1, 3.2.3-4ubuntu2, 3.2.3-8ubuntu1, 3.2.3-8ubuntu2, 3.2.3-8ubuntu3, 3.2.3-8ubuntu3.1, 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.2, 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3, 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4, 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.6, 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.7, 3.2.7-1, 3.2.7-1build1, 3.2.7-1build2, 3.2.7-1ubuntu1, 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.1, 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2, 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.4, 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.5, 3.4.1+ds1-5ubuntu1, 3.4.1+ds1-6, 3.4.1+ds1-7, 3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.2, 3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.3, 3.4.4+ds1-1, 3.4.4+ds1-1build1, 3.5.0+ds1-2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-70459
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
rsync 3.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the daemon child process that allows remote attackers to crash the daemon by sending a file list whose first entry is a dot entry not typed as a directory. The daemon dereferences the first file list entry as a directory structure pointer without verifying the entry type, resulting in an invalid or uninitialized pointer dereference that terminates the client connection.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-70459
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Complete source record
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