High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2026· Updated Nov 3, 2026
CVE-2026-70464
CVE-2026-70464
Description
rsync daemon 2.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exhaust daemon connection slots by stalling the handshake process before or after module selection without triggering the I/O timeout. Attackers can open many simultaneous connections and trickle data at the minimum rate to avoid timeout, or stall entirely before module selection where no timeout applies, consuming all available connection slots and denying service to legitimate clients.
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Affected products
6- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/rsyncpkg:rpm/almalinux/rsync-daemonpkg:rpm/almalinux/rsync-rrsyncpkg:rpm/opensuse/rsync&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/rsync&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 3.2.7-1.el9_8+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.7-1.el9_8
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.7-1.el9_8
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.7-1.el9_8
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.1-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.1-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-hrwq-ccf7-rw5mnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-connection-slot-exhaustion-dos-via-handshake-stallnvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0nvdRelease Notes
News mentions
1- Rsync: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Affecting Versions Before 3.5.0Vypr Intelligence · Aug 13, 2026