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CVE-2026-59676: CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in SELinuxProject selinux

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-59676cvecve-2026-59676cwe-367
Published: 07/23/2026 (07/23/2026, 06:40:22 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: SELinuxProject
Product: selinux

Description

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability in seunshare of selinux policycoreutils allows a user calling seunshare that is running in the unconfined SELinux domain to delete arbitrary root-owned files, This issue affects policycoreutils through 3.10.

CVSS v4.0

Score 5.8medium

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
None
Vuln. Integrity
Low
Vuln. Availability
High
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

Selinuxprojectmore threats →ai
selinuxproject/policycoreutils
pkg:rpm/selinuxproject/policycoreutils
Affected versions
<=3.10

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/23/2026, 07:07:15 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is a TOCTOU race condition in the seunshare component of SELinux policycoreutils. When seunshare is executed by a user in the unconfined SELinux domain, the race condition can be exploited to delete arbitrary files owned by root. The issue affects all versions of policycoreutils up to and including 3.10. No official remediation level or patch information is provided in the available data.

Potential Impact

An attacker with the ability to run seunshare in the unconfined SELinux domain can exploit this race condition to delete arbitrary files owned by root. This could lead to denial of service or potential disruption of system integrity. The vulnerability requires local access with limited privileges and high attack complexity, with no user interaction needed.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to seunshare to trusted users only and monitor for unusual file deletion activity related to root-owned files. Avoid running seunshare in the unconfined SELinux domain if possible.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
suse
Date Reserved
2026-07-06T11:59:28.118Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a61ba439c2644c7f88d5fd3

Added to database: 07/23/2026, 06:52:51 UTC

Last enriched: 07/23/2026, 07:07:15 UTC

Last updated: 09/03/2026, 22:52:13 UTC

Views: 82

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