CVE-2026-54229: Race Condition Was Found
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High : patch Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Patches and advisories
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48819 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48864 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48865 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48866 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54272 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Supportabrt | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8abrt | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportabrt | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-Onabrt | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportabrt | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-Onabrt | Affected– | Fixed in– |
Description
A race condition was found in the abrt-dbus D-Bus service's ChownProblemDir method. ChownProblemDir opens the dump directory with DD_OPEN_READONLY and calls dd_chown to change ownership of all files to the caller's uid, succeeding even while post-create event handlers hold a write lock. This allows an attacker to gain filesystem-level control of the dump directory while privileged event scripts are still running.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54229 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48819 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48864 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48865 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48866 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54272 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54229 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488532 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-54229.json (opens in a new tab)