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openSUSE Leap 16.0 rsync Important Use-After-Free Fix 20754-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey May 19, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Critical update for openSUSE resolves important issues in rsync addressing use-after-free and out of bounds access.
An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 2 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description

This update for rsync fixes the following issues

- CVE-2025-10158: Out of bounds array access via negative index (bsc#1254441).

- CVE-2026-41035: count of entries mismatch can lead to a use-after-free (bsc#1262223).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-749=1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory important rsync OpenSUSE use-after-free array access

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

rsync-3.4.1-160000.3.1

References

* bsc#1254441

* bsc#1262223

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-10158.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41035.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20754-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

security advisory important rsync OpenSUSE use-after-free array access

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