A symlink following vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. Event scripts write output files using shell redirections without the O_NOFOLLOW flag. If the target file is replaced with a symlink, the shell process running as root follows the symlink and writes content to the symlink target, allowing arbitrary file overwrites on the system.
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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | |
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| Description | A symlink following vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. Event scripts write output files using shell redirections without the O_NOFOLLOW flag. If the target file is replaced with a symlink, the shell process running as root follows the symlink and writes content to the symlink target, allowing arbitrary file overwrites on the system. | |
| Title | Abrt: event handler scripts follow symlinks when writing output files, allowing arbitrary file overwrites | |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-12T15:18:58.983Z
Reserved: 2026-06-12T15:09:04.249Z
Link: CVE-2026-54230
Updated: 2026-07-15T00:43:38.744Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2026-06-13T03:16:21.733
Modified: 2026-08-12T16:17:06.573
Link: CVE-2026-54230
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Updated: 2026-06-13T12:29:01Z