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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-12085
Rsync Information Leak
Description

A flaw was found in rsync which could be triggered when rsync compares file checksums. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the checksum length (s2length) to cause a comparison between a checksum and uninitialized memory and leak one byte of uninitialized stack data at a time.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 14, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 12, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-12085 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
5 Redhat openshift_container_platform
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
7 Redhat openshift
8 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
9 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian
10 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus
11 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions
12 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems
13 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64
14 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus
15 Redhat enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions
1 Samba rsync
1 Suse suse_linux
1 Gentoo linux
1 Nixos nixos
1 Unicode international_components_for_unicode
1 Archlinux arch_linux
1 Tritondatacenter smartos
1 Almalinux almalinux
: Total Affected Vendor : 9 | Products : 23
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update rsync to address an information leak vulnerability affecting multiple Linux distributions.
  • Update the affected rsync packages to the latest version.
  • If applicable, update related packages as needed.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-12085 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-12085.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0324 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0325 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0637 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0688 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0714 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0774 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0787 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0790 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0849 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0884 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0885 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1120 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1123 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1128 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1225 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1227 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1242 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1451 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2701 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12085 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330539 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-p5pg-x43v-mvqj Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-12085 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-12085 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Otsutez/cve-2024-12085

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Born at : July 24, 2025, 8:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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mosaicwang/myrpm

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adegoodyer/kubernetes-admin-toolkit

Toolkit for k8s administrators/developers.

Dockerfile Shell

Updated: 3 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2022, 10:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 181 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-12085 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • BleepingComputer
QNAP fixes six Rsync vulnerabilities in NAS backup, recovery app

QNAP has fixed six rsync vulnerabilities that could let attackers gain remote code execution on unpatched Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Rsync is an open-source file synchronization tool that ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 23, 2025 (7 months ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Over 660,000 Rsync servers exposed to code execution attacks

Over 660,000 exposed Rsync servers are potentially vulnerable to six new vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity heap-buffer overflow flaw that allows remote code execution on servers. Rsync is ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (7 months, 1 week ago)
  • Help Net Security
Rsync vulnerabilities allow remote code execution on servers, patch quickly!

Six vulnerabilities have been fixed in the newest versions of Rsync (v3.4.0), two of which could be exploited by a malicious client to achieve arbitrary code execution on a machine with a running Rsyn ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (7 months, 1 week ago)
  • security.nl
Rsync-kwetsbaarheden laten aanvaller willekeurige code op server uitvoeren

De populaire back-up- en synchronisatiesoftware rsync bevat zes verschillende kwetsbaarheden die een aanvaller in het ergste geval willekeurige code op een rsync-server laten uitvoeren. Gebruikers en ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (7 months, 1 week ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-12085 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-908
    Removed CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-908
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.3.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9.2_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.2_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:8.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:9.4_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.4_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.2_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.2_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:8.8_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:8.8_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:9.6_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.8_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.8_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.4_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:archlinux:arch_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:nixos:nixos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 24.11
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:tritondatacenter:smartos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 20250123
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0324 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0325 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0637 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0688 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0714 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0774 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0787 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0790 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0849 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0884 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0885 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1120 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1123 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1128 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1225 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1227 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1242 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1451 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2701 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12085 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330539 Types: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-p5pg-x43v-mvqj Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657 Types: Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2701
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-p5pg-x43v-mvqj
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1451
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1242
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1225
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1227
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1128
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1123
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1120
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0884
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0885
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0849
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A flaw was found in the rsync daemon which could be triggered when rsync compares file checksums. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the checksum length (s2length) to cause a comparison between a checksum and uninitialized memory and leak one byte of uninitialized stack data at a time. A flaw was found in rsync which could be triggered when rsync compares file checksums. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the checksum length (s2length) to cause a comparison between a checksum and uninitialized memory and leak one byte of uninitialized stack data at a time.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0790
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0774
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0688
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0714
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0637
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0324
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0325
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A flaw was found in the rsync daemon which could be triggered when rsync compares file checksums. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the checksum length (s2length) to cause a comparison between a checksum and uninitialized memory and leak one byte of uninitialized stack data at a time.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12085
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330539
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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