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Unity Linux 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: rsync (UTSA-2026-130072)

🗓️ 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Improper path handling in rsync allows deletion of files outside the destination directory.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(365900);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-53789");

  script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: rsync (UTSA-2026-130072)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Unity Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
UTSA-2026-130072 advisory.

    rsync before 3.5.0contains an improper path handling vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to
    expand the scope of --delete operations beyond the intended destination subtree by sending a crafted file
    list that causes rsync to reclassify implied parent directory entries or treat synthetic paths as the
    transfer root. Attackers can exploit multiple variants including implied parent reclassification,
    synthetic root path construction, legacy protocol behavior below version 30, and non-directory root
    handling to cause the receiver to delete files outside the authorized destination directory.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://src.uniontech.com/#/security_advisory_detail?utsa_id=UTSA-2026-130072
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?eb598bcf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53789");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0");
  # https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-fxwg-7hmf-xh5q
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c3e8ed5f");
  # https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-malicious-file-list
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e1efc1bf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected rsync package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-53789");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/08/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Unity Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/UOS-Server/release", "Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'UOS Server' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'UOS Server');
if (! preg(pattern:"^(20.1050a|20.1060a|20.1070a)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a', 'UOS Server ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'amd64' >!< cpu && 'loongarch64' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'UOS Server', cpu);


var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1050a',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'loongarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1050a', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  },
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1060a',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1060a', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1060a', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1060a', 'cpu':'loongarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1060a', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  },
  {
    'release': '20',
    'sp': '1070a',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1070a', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1070a', 'cpu':'amd64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1070a', 'cpu':'loongarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rsync-3.1.3-29.0.1.uelc20.01', 'sp':'1070a', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'rsync');
}

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14 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.16.5 - 8.1
CVSS 47.1
EPSS0.00357
SSVC
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