Description
In rsync 3.0.1 through 3.4.1, receive_xattr relies on an untrusted length value during a qsort call, leading to a receiver use-after-free. The victim must run rsync with -X (aka --xattrs). On Linux, many (but not all) common configurations are vulnerable. Non-Linux platforms are more widely vulnerable.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Samba rsync
Default version status: unknown
3.0.1 to ≤ 3.4.1affected
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/2 ↗
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases ↗
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/issues/871 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/9 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/22/3 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41035 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458898 ↗
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41035.json ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25173 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25172 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59831 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26542 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28887 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23233 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25044 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34098 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25181 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23245 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20696 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19152 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20601 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20602 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20604 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20603 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19368 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17481 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25170 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25190 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25149 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197 ↗