A use-after-free vulnerability in rsync's extended attribute handling (CVE-2026-41035, CVSS 7.4 High) could allow for potential exploitation. The NVD data indicates rsync versions from 3.0.1 through 3.4.1 are affected. Red Hat has released patched packages for its supported RHEL 8.8 streams, such as version rsync-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:25149 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-06-11 Updated: 2026-06-11 RHSA-2026:25149 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: rsync security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for rsync is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description The rsync utility enables the users to copy and synchronize files locally or across a network. Synchronization with rsync is fast because rsync only sends the differences in files over the network instead of sending whole files. The rsync utility is also used as a mirroring tool. Security Fix(es): rsync: Rsync: Use-after-free vulnerability in extended attribute handling (CVE-2026-41035) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64 Fixes BZ - 2458898 - CVE-2026-41035 rsync: Rsync: Use-after-free vulnerability in extended attribute handling CVEs CVE-2026-41035 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details. Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.8 SRPM rsync-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.src.rpm SHA-256: 259a5bdd0ed3633e821297ec5c1aeac6659d467c897d71a373aeca5ba4bd0cbe x86_64 rsync-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 807c228892819d6d6ffad3b83868a2efcf741dab61bd47bf138aa5e168802e97 rsync-daemon-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: b281fde6d038dcbfdec66bcee2d722e43317d0581fa28dab5a482731a52174d5 rsync-debuginfo-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ba59cf802005d8d7b528c80c8452f729d44e7723d8d4b324a50f458ac9dfde3c rsync-debugsource-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 94f6ed3a208ca525a899005a31b561f48b78b9167b3319eb4c5678fa49b0b6f1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 SRPM rsync-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.src.rpm SHA-256: 259a5bdd0ed3633e821297ec5c1aeac6659d467c897d71a373aeca5ba4bd0cbe x86_64 rsync-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 807c228892819d6d6ffad3b83868a2efcf741dab61bd47bf138aa5e168802e97 rsync-daemon-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: b281fde6d038dcbfdec66bcee2d722e43317d0581fa28dab5a482731a52174d5 rsync-debuginfo-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ba59cf802005d8d7b528c80c8452f729d44e7723d8d4b324a50f458ac9dfde3c rsync-debugsource-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 94f6ed3a208ca525a899005a31b561f48b78b9167b3319eb4c5678fa49b0b6f1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 SRPM rsync-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.src.rpm SHA-256: 259a5bdd0ed3633e821297ec5c1aeac6659d467c897d71a373aeca5ba4bd0cbe ppc64le rsync-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: cb77c7e3eabe02e0ccc19a318024925432d7c3be6dc933daad2365ba3938b2f5 rsync-daemon-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: b281fde6d038dcbfdec66bcee2d722e43317d0581fa28dab5a482731a52174d5 rsync-debuginfo-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 0106830d3b51b7415e2a24994249b9e3371761ceabba0d204fe0080e32b2003b rsync-debugsource-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: dd596d5129ff6caba510b052df0879ced4d93b90e37b0e053ebbfd9a515e29c2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 SRPM rsync-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.src.rpm SHA-256: 259a5bdd0ed3633e821297ec5c1aeac6659d467c897d71a373aeca5ba4bd0cbe x86_64 rsync-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 807c228892819d6d6ffad3b83868a2efcf741dab61bd47bf138aa5e168802e97 rsync-daemon-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: b281fde6d038dcbfdec66bcee2d722e43317d0581fa28dab5a482731a52174d5 rsync-debuginfo-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ba59cf802005d8d7b528c80c8452f729d44e7723d8d4b324a50f458ac9dfde3c rsync-debugsource-3.1.3-20.el8_8.5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 94f6ed3a208ca525a899005a31b561f48b78b9167b3319eb4c5678fa49b0b6f1 The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ .