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CVE-2026-54371 (GCVE-0-2026-54371)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-06-29 12:39 – Updated: 2026-06-30 14:54 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
attr < 2.6.0 Symlink Traversal Privilege Escalation via getfattr/setfattr
Summary
attr before version 2.6.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the getfattr and setfattr utilities that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing a pathname component with a symbolic link during directory hierarchy traversal. Attackers who control a pathname component can redirect getfattr and setfattr operations to arbitrary files by substituting a symlink, leading to local privilege escalation when getfattr or setfattr is invoked by a privileged process over an attacker-controlled path.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/attr.gi… | patch |
| https://cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/attr.gi… | issue-tracking |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/attr-symlink… | third-party-advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54371 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490283 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/v… | x_sadp-csaf-vex |
Impacted products
8 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| attr project | attr |
Affected:
0 , < 2.6.0
(semver)
|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images |
cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 |
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 |
Date Public
2026-06-29 00:00
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CVE-2026-54371 (GCVE-0-2026-54371)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-29 12:39 – Updated: 2026-06-30 14:54 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
attr < 2.6.0 Symlink Traversal Privilege Escalation via getfattr/setfattr
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
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CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| https://cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/attr.gi… | patch |
| https://cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/attr.gi… | issue-tracking |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/attr-symlink… | third-party-advisory |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490283 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/v… | x_sadp-csaf-vex |
Impacted products
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| attr project | attr |
Affected:
0 , < 2.6.0
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|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 |
|
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cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 |
|
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cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 |
|
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cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
|
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cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 |
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cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 |
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