{"id":"CVE-2026-70458","title":"rsync 3.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows attackers to corrupt memory by triggering HLINK_BUMP processing on file entries with the FLAG_HLINKED flag set while the hard-link preservation option is …","summary":"rsync 3.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows attackers to corrupt memory by triggering HLINK_BUMP processing on file entries with the FLAG_HLINKED flag set while the hard-link preservation option is …","severity":"high","cvss":8.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"published":"2026-08-13","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T20:28:37.587","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70458","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-gg3m-4m9m-268h","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-out-of-bounds-write-via-flag-hlinked-handling","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-70458.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70458"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515379"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70458"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70458"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67463"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67462"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00396,"epssPercentile":0.33509,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T21:11:12.277Z","vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)","affected":["enterprise_linux 6","enterprise_linux 7","enterprise_linux 8","openshift_container_platform 4","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_10","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9","enterprise_linux_baseos_v_10","enterprise_linux_baseos_v_9"],"patched":["enterprise_linux_appstream_v_10","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9","enterprise_linux_baseos_v_10","enterprise_linux_baseos_v_9"],"slug":"CVE-2026-70458","body":"## Overview\n\nrsync 3.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows attackers to corrupt memory by triggering HLINK_BUMP processing on file entries with the FLAG_HLINKED flag set while the hard-link preservation option is inactive. Attackers can exploit the missing F_SUM field in the file_struct layout to access memory past the end of the allocated structure, corrupting adjacent heap or stack data.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:67463** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) · released 2026-09-14 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67463)\n- **RHSA-2026:67462** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) · released 2026-09-14 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67462)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-09-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-70458.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":45.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}