rsync 3.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the daemon child process that allows remote attackers to crash the daemon by sending a file list whose first entry is a dot entry not typed as a directory. The daemon dereferences the first file list entry as a directory structure pointer without verifying the entry type, resulting in an invalid or uninitialized pointer dereference that terminates the client connection.
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"cwe_ids": [
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],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/70xxx/CVE-2026-70459.json"
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