CVE-2017-17433: Debian Linux

Low severity, CVSS 3.7. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The recv_files function in receiver.c in the daemon in rsync 3.1.2, and 3.1.3-development before 2017-12-03, proceeds with certain file metadata updates before checking for a filename in the daemon_filter_list data structure, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only; version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only
• Samba Rsync: version 3.1.2 only

Published 2017-12-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.