CVE detail
CVE-2026-53794
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 3
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 3
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
3 source links · newest first
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-denial-of-service-via-max-alloc-0-logic-errorwww.vulncheck.com
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Exploitwww.vulncheck.comAug 13, 2026, 3:19 PM No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comAug 13, 2026, 3:19 PMNo excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comAug 13, 2026, 3:19 PM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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