CVE-2026-119741
rsync through 3.5.1 Denial of Service via hash_search() Checksum Collisions
Description
rsync through 3.5.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the delta-transfer sender's hash_search() in match.c that allows malicious receivers to trigger unbounded strong-checksum work at consecutive offsets. Unauthenticated attackers pulling from a public daemon module can supply weak checksums colliding with consecutive rolling windows plus non-matching strong checksums, exhausting sender CPU across concurrent connections.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 3, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 3, 2026, 5:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update rsync to version 3.5.2 or later.
- Apply vendor patches for the delta-transfer sender.
- Monitor sender CPU utilization.
- Restrict access to public daemon modules.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Nov. 03, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-119741', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-11-03T16:43:41.930734Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description rsync through 3.5.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the delta-transfer sender's hash_search() in match.c that allows malicious receivers to trigger unbounded strong-checksum work at consecutive offsets. Unauthenticated attackers pulling from a public daemon module can supply weak checksums colliding with consecutive rolling windows plus non-matching strong checksums, exhausting sender CPU across concurrent connections. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-407 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119741.json">CVE-2026-119741</a> Added Reference https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync Added Reference https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/blob/a7404a9a633cff28ee1602f328b9c3fa69cdbd04/testsuite/hashsearch-collision-skip_test.py Added Reference https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/commit/a7404a9a633cff28ee1602f328b9c3fa69cdbd04 Added Reference https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/pull/1132 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-through-3.5.1-denial-of-service-via-hash-search-checksum-collisions