rsync before 3.5.0 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the hash_search() function that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by delivering a carefully constructed file list. A sender can exploit the quadratic-time worst-case behavior in hash lookups to exhaust receiver CPU resources with a modest number of crafted entries, causing a sustained denial of service.
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"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-407"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/70xxx/CVE-2026-70453.json"
}{
"extracted_events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "3.4.4"
},
{
"fixed": "3.5.0"
}
],
"source": [
"AFFECTED_FIELD",
"DESCRIPTION",
"REFERENCES"
]
}