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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS rsync Important Denial of Service Issues CVE-2025-10158

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Calendar Grey May 20, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple security issues fixed in rsync across various Ubuntu versions, impacting function and potential exploitation.
Several security issues were fixed in rsync.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in rsync. Software Description: - rsync: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool Details: Calum Hutton discovered that rsync contained a heap-based out-of-bounds read when handling file transfers. A remote attacker with read access to an rsync server could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-10158) Batuhan Sancak, Damien Neil, and Michael Stapelberg discovered that rsync daemons configured without chroot protection were exposed to a race condition on parent path components. A local attacker with write access to a module could possibly use this issue to overwrite files, obtain sensitive information, or escalate privileges. (CVE-2026-29518) It was discovered that rsync did ...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS rsync 3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 25.10 rsync 3.4.1+ds1-5ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS rsync 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS rsync 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. After a standard system update you need to restart rsync daemons if configured to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8283-1

CVE-2025-10158, CVE-2026-29518, CVE-2026-41035, CVE-2026-43617,

CVE-2026-43618, CVE-2026-43619, CVE-2026-43620, CVE-2026-45232

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8283-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.4.1+ds1-5ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.2.7-1ubuntu1.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.6

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