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Gentoo rsync Important Multiple Privilege Escalation Issues GLSA 202608

Gentoo rsync Important Multiple Privilege Escalation Issues GLSA 202608

Linuxsecurity LinuxSecurity Advisories August 14, 2026

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in rsync. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

[ 1 ] CVE-2026-29518 [ 2 ] CVE-2026-41035 [ 3 ] CVE-2026-43617 [ 4 ] CVE-2026-43618 [ 5 ] CVE-2026-43619 [ 6 ] CVE-2026-43620 [ 7 ] CVE-2026-45232

[ 1 ] CVE-2026-29518 [ 2 ] CVE-2026-41035 [ 3 ] CVE-2026-43617 [ 4 ] CVE-2026-43618 [ 5 ] CVE-2026-43619 [ 6 ] CVE-2026-43620 [ 7 ] CVE-2026-45232

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Severity: High Title: rsync: Multiple Vulnerabilities Date: August 13, 2026 Bugs: #972779, #975525 ID: 202608-03

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There is no known workaround at this time.