UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-53803
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803
Upstream
Published
2026-08-13T15:19:00Z
Modified
2026-08-19T13:32:17Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.5 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink following vulnerability that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by placing a symlink at a predictable output path such as --log-file, --write-batch, or daemon-mode log and statistics paths. Attackers can exploit rsync's failure to reject symlinks during ancillary file writes to redirect output to arbitrary filesystem locations, achieving local privilege escalation on installations where rsync runs with elevated privileges such as setuid or privileged daemon configurations.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.2.3-4ubuntu1
3.2.3-4ubuntu2
3.2.3-8ubuntu1
3.2.3-8ubuntu2
3.2.3-8ubuntu3
3.2.3-8ubuntu3.1
3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.2
3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4
3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.6
3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rsync",
            "binary_version": "3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.7"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.2.7-1
3.2.7-1build1
3.2.7-1build2
3.2.7-1ubuntu1
3.2.7-1ubuntu1.1
3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2
3.2.7-1ubuntu1.4
3.2.7-1ubuntu1.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rsync",
            "binary_version": "3.2.7-1ubuntu1.5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.1+ds1-5ubuntu1
3.4.1+ds1-6
3.4.1+ds1-7
3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.2
3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rsync",
            "binary_version": "3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.9-4ubuntu1
3.1.0-2
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.2
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm2
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm3
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rsync",
            "binary_version": "3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.1-3
3.1.1-3ubuntu1
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm1
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm2
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm3
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm4
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm5
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rsync",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.2-2
3.1.2-2.1
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.1
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.2
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.3
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.4
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.5
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm1
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm2
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm3
3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rsync",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.3-6
3.1.3-8
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.1
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.2
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.3
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.4
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.5
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.7
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.8
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+esm1
3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rsync",
            "binary_version": "3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53803.json"