CVE-2026-53794

rsync < 3.5.0 Denial of Service via --max-alloc=0 Logic Error

CVE-2026-53794 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by SUSE-SU-2026:3657-1, released August 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0057
47th percentile

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a logic error in --max-alloc handling that allows a sender or configuration setting --max-alloc=0 to disable allocation sanity checks entirely rather than enforcing a zero-byte cap. Attackers can exploit this flaw to cause the receiver to attempt unbounded memory allocations for file list and data structures, potentially exhausting available memory and causing a denial of service.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
rsync · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53794 Aug 27, 2026
rsync · Debian 14 3.5.0+ds1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53794 Aug 27, 2026
rsync · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 2026
rsync · opensuse-leap 16.0 3.4.1-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21650-1 Aug 26, 2026
rsync · sles 15.6 3.2.7-150600.3.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3657-1 Aug 20, 2026
rsync · sles 15.7 3.2.7-150600.3.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3657-1 Aug 20, 2026
rsync · sles 16.0 3.4.1-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23323-1 Aug 26, 2026
rsync-daemon · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 2026
rsync-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 2026
rsync-debugsource · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 2026

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