UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52522

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CVE-2024-52522
Published: 15 Nov 2024, 18:15
Last modified:26 May 2026, 17:00

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.4 MEDIUM
4.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Nov 2024, 18:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
26 May 2026, 17:00
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Insecure handling of symlinks with --links and --metadata in rclone while copying to local disk allows unprivileged users to indirectly modify ownership and permissions on symlink target files when a superuser or privileged process performs a copy. This vulnerability could enable privilege escalation and unauthorized access to critical system files, compromising system integrity, confidentiality, and availability. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.68.2.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.4CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•rclone

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