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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

VendorProductVersions
attr projectattr0
acl projectacl0
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images2.6.0-9.1.hum1, 2.6.0-9.1.hum1, 2.6.0-9.1.hum1
attr_projectattr0, 0, 0
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7
attr projectattr0, 0, 0
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 100:2.6.0-1.el10_2, 0:2.6.0-1.el10_2, 0:2.6.0-1.el10_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red HatRed Hat Discovery 21788205779
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:2.6.0-1.el8_10, 0:2.6.0-1.el8_10, 0:2.6.0-1.el8_10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red HatRed 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
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