Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in rsync which could be triggered when rsync compares file checksums. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the checksum length (s2length) to cause a comparison between a checksum and uninitialized memory and leak one byte of uninitialized stack data at a time.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samba | Rsync | < 3.3.0 |
| Redhat | Openshift | 5.0 |
| Redhat | Openshift Container Platform | 4.12 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.8 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 | 8.0_aarch64 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus | 8.8_aarch64 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems | 8.0_s390x |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus | 8.8_s390x |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian | 8.0_ppc64le |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus | 9.4_ppc64le |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions | 8.4_ppc64le |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 8.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions | 8.4 |
| Almalinux | Almalinux | 8.0 |
| Archlinux | Arch Linux | - |
| Gentoo | Linux | - |
| Nixos | Nixos | < 24.11 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0324Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0325Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0637Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0688Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0714Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0774Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0787Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0790Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0849Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0884Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0885Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1120Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1123Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1128Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-12085?
CVE-2024-12085 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A flaw was found in rsync which could be triggered when rsync compares file checksums. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the checksum length (s2length) to cause a comparison between a checksu...
How severe is CVE-2024-12085?
CVE-2024-12085 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-12085?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Samba Rsync, Redhat Openshift, Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus.