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Debian rsync Important Privilege Escalation Denial of Service DSA-6282-1

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Calendar Grey May 20, 2026
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This advisory details critical vulnerabilities in rsync that could lead to privilege escalation and denial of service in Debian.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in rsync, a fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool, which may result in local privilege escalation, bypass of intended access...
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed
in version 3.2.7-1+deb12u5.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your rsync packages.

For the detailed security status of rsync please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/rsync

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Severity
important
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Package: rsync
CVE ID: CVE-2026-29518 CVE-2026-43617 CVE-2026-43618 CVE-2026-43619

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