🛡️ CVE-2024-12086 on BellSoft — rsync

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-12086 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package rsync. The fix is available in version 3.4.1-r0; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

BELL-CVE-2024-12086 is classified as CWE-390: Detection of Error Condition Without Action. The product detects a specific error, but takes no actions to handle the error.

Affected software

BELL-CVE-2024-12086 is recorded against 1 package.

• rsync (from 3.2.5-r0 up to 3.4.1-r0)

Timeline and source

Published on 15 January 2025 and last revised on 26 January 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-390: Detection of Error Condition Without Action) in other software:

• CVE-2026-59845 (5.3 Medium, published 21 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-53434 (9.5 Critical, published 6 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-48792 (4.4 Medium, published 27 May 2026)
• CVE-2025-0029 (published 10 Feb 2026)
• CVE-2025-46367 (7.8 High, published 13 Nov 2025)
• CVE-2025-27039 (6.6 Medium, published 9 Oct 2025)
• CVE-2024-11942 (5.0 Medium, published 3 Jun 2025)
• CVE-2024-49841 (7.8 High, published 6 May 2025)

CVE-2024-12086 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Affected Packages

References