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HIGH Received

CVE-2026-70462

rsync 3.1.0 before 3.5.0 contains a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the I/O timeout implementation that allows attackers to permanently disable connection timeouts by injecting MSG_IO_TIMEOUT messages carrying non-positive (zero or negative) values. Attackers can craft malicious MSG_IO_TIMEOUT messages that cause the timeout variable to wrap to a non-positive value, preventing the timeout check from firing and enabling idle or stalled connections to hold daemon slots indefinitely, leading to resource exhaustion.

Published 13 Aug 2026, 15:20 UTC Last modified 13 Aug 2026, 16:19 UTC
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Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Passive
Scope Not assessed
Confidentiality Not assessed
Integrity Not assessed
Availability Not assessed
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