VDB
CVE-2026-54371
CVE-2026-54371
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.4 HIGH
Reported by VulnCheck · Published June 29, 2026
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
8.4
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| attr project | attr | 0 |
| acl project | acl | 0 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | 2.6.0-9.1.hum1, 2.6.0-9.1.hum1, 2.6.0-9.1.hum1 |
| attr_project | attr | 0, 0, 0 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |
| attr project | attr | 0, 0, 0 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 0:2.6.0-1.el10_2, 0:2.6.0-1.el10_2, 0:2.6.0-1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Discovery 2 | 1788205779 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:2.6.0-1.el8_10, 0:2.6.0-1.el8_10, 0:2.6.0-1.el8_10 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
…and 1 more
Timeline
- Jun 29, 2026 CVE Published
- Jun 30, 2026 EPSS Score
- Jun 30, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 7, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 18, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 18, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 20, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Aug 20, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 27, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 28, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 28, 2026 Distribution Patch
References
- patch
- issue-tracking
- third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54371 vdb
- RHBZ#2490283 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-54371.json url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59380 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60226 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56133 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61783 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34889 vendor-advisory