# Security update for rsync

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0122-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-15T09:09:53Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1234101
  * bsc#1234102
  * bsc#1234103
  * bsc#1234104

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-12085
  * CVE-2024-12086
  * CVE-2024-12087
  * CVE-2024-12088

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-12085 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12085 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12085 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12086 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12086 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12086 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12087 ( SUSE ):  8.6
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12087 ( SUSE ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-12087 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12088 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12088 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12088 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP5
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

  
  
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for rsync fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-12085: leak of uninitialized stack data on the server leading to
    possible ASLR bypass. (bsc#1234101)
  * CVE-2024-12086: leak of a client machine's file contents through the
    processing of checksum data. (bsc#1234102)
  * CVE-2024-12087: arbitrary file overwrite possible on clients when symlink
    syncing is enabled. (bsc#1234103)
  * CVE-2024-12088: bypass of the --safe-links flag may allow the placement of
    unsafe symlinks in a client. (bsc#1234104)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-
Server-4.3-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2025-122=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-122=1

  * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.5-2025-122=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-122=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-122=1

## Package List:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS (x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12085.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12086.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12087.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234101
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234102
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234103
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234104

openSUSE: 2025:0122-1 important: rsync Advisory Security Update

January 15, 2025

Description

This update for rsync fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-12085: leak of uninitialized stack data on the server leading to possible ASLR bypass. (bsc#1234101) * CVE-2024-12086: leak of a client machine's file contents through the processing of checksum data. (bsc#1234102) * CVE-2024-12087: arbitrary file overwrite possible on clients when symlink syncing is enabled. (bsc#1234103) * CVE-2024-12088: bypass of the --safe-links flag may allow the placement of unsafe symlinks in a client. (bsc#1234104)

 

Patch

## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLED-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-122=1 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2025-122=1 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch- Server-4.3-2025-122=1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2025-122=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-122=1 * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.5-2025-122=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-122=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-122=1


Package List

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS (x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * rsync-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1 * rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150400.3.12.1


References

* bsc#1234101 * bsc#1234102 * bsc#1234103 * bsc#1234104 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12085.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12086.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12087.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234101 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234102 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234103 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234104


Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0122-1
Release Date: 2025-01-15T09:09:53Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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