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CVE-2026-119741 rsync < 3.5.2 Denial of Service via hash_search() Checksum Collisions

Description

rsync before 3.5.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the delta-transfer sender's hash_search() in match.c that allows malicious receivers to trigger unbounded strong-checksum work at consecutive offsets. Unauthenticated attackers pulling from a public daemon module can supply weak checksums colliding with consecutive rolling windows plus non-matching strong checksums, exhausting sender CPU across concurrent connections.

CVSS 4.0 detail

Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Confidentiality of other systems
None
Integrity of other systems
None
Availability of other systems
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
rsync 3.5 earliest → 3.5.1 3.5.2
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