FKIE_CVE-2026-54371

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-29 14:16 - Updated: 2026-09-11 13:18
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version

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  "lastModified": "2026-09-11T13:18:15.587",
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