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Fix CVE(s): CVE-2026-53789

Type: advisorySources: OSV

* SECURITY UPDATE: arbitrary file deletion via malicious file list - debian/patches/CVE-2026-53789.patch: keep synthetic and legacy implied parent directories non-content in exclude.c, flist.c so a malicious sender cannot forge the transfer-root entry as a content directory and expand a scoped --delete beyond the requested path; additionally reject a non-directory transfer-root entry in flist.c so a forged "." file entry cannot be used with --force to recursively wipe the destination - CVE-2026-53789

Products
rsync
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+tuxcare.els5
CVEs
CVE-2026-53789
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 10:59 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Fix CVE(s): CVE-2026-53789

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Sept 2026, 14:12 UTC

* SECURITY UPDATE: arbitrary file deletion via malicious file list - debian/patches/CVE-2026-53789.patch: keep synthetic and legacy implied parent directories non-content in exclude.c, flist.c so a malicious sender cannot forge the transfer-root entry as a content directory and expand a scoped --delete beyond the requested path; additionally reject a non-directory transfer-root entry in flist.c so a forged "." file entry cannot be used with --force to recursively wipe the destination - CVE-2026-53789

osv:CLSA-2026-1788531150

rsync

Fixed versions: 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+tuxcare.els5

Complete source record
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  "id": "e7121f0310452f68dafc7885636222411fba68b67c165663fd51906f8873c9e9",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1788531150",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Fix CVE(s): CVE-2026-53789",
    "summary": "* SECURITY UPDATE: arbitrary file deletion via malicious file list - debian/patches/CVE-2026-53789.patch: keep synthetic and legacy implied parent directories non-content in exclude.c, flist.c so a malicious sender cannot forge the transfer-root entry as a content directory and expand a scoped --delete beyond the requested path; additionally reject a non-directory transfer-root entry in flist.c so a forged \".\" file entry cannot be used with --force to recursively wipe the destination - CVE-2026-53789",
    "evidence": "osv:CLSA-2026-1788531150",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "rsync",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+tuxcare.els5",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CLSA-2026-1788531150",
      "aliases": [
        "CLSA-2026-1788531150"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+tuxcare.els5"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "rsync",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/tuxcare/rsync?distro=ubuntu-20.04",
            "ecosystem": "TuxCare:Ubuntu:20.04"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/cloudlinux/tuxcare-osv/tree/main/data/els_os/ubuntu20.04els/CLSA-2026-1788531150.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T09:31:40.158746374Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-53789"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/ubuntu20.04els/CLSA-2026-1788531150.html",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53789"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-53789",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 448033,
  "published_at": "2026-09-04T14:12:40+00:00"
}