Red Hat Security Advisory: abrt security update
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. The first is a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the abrt-dbus SetElement function that allows arbitrary file writes to dump directories (CVE-2026-54228). The second involves inadequate locking in ChownProblemDir during active post-create event processing (CVE-2026-54229). These issues could potentially allow unauthorized file operations. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities in ABRT packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 variants. The update is available and should be applied to affected systems.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 contains two vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-54228 is a TOCTOU race condition in the abrt-dbus SetElement function that permits arbitrary file writes to dump directories, and CVE-2026-54229 is caused by inadequate locking in the ChownProblemDir function during active post-create event processing. Both vulnerabilities relate to improper synchronization and race conditions, potentially allowing unauthorized file system modifications. Red Hat has released security updates (RHSA-2026:48864) that fix these issues in ABRT packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related update services. Detailed patch packages are available from Red Hat's official repositories and advisories.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-54228 could allow an attacker to write arbitrary files to dump directories due to a race condition, potentially leading to unauthorized file modifications. CVE-2026-54229 could allow improper ownership changes during event processing because of inadequate locking, which may also result in unauthorized file system changes. Both vulnerabilities could compromise system integrity by enabling unauthorized file operations within the ABRT context.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates addressing these vulnerabilities in ABRT for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related update services. Administrators should apply the provided patches promptly by following the instructions in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:48864 (https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48864). No alternative mitigations are indicated; applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
Red Hat Security Advisory: abrt security update
Description
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. The first is a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the abrt-dbus SetElement function that allows arbitrary file writes to dump directories (CVE-2026-54228). The second involves inadequate locking in ChownProblemDir during active post-create event processing (CVE-2026-54229). These issues could potentially allow unauthorized file operations. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities in ABRT packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 variants. The update is available and should be applied to affected systems.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 contains two vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-54228 is a TOCTOU race condition in the abrt-dbus SetElement function that permits arbitrary file writes to dump directories, and CVE-2026-54229 is caused by inadequate locking in the ChownProblemDir function during active post-create event processing. Both vulnerabilities relate to improper synchronization and race conditions, potentially allowing unauthorized file system modifications. Red Hat has released security updates (RHSA-2026:48864) that fix these issues in ABRT packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related update services. Detailed patch packages are available from Red Hat's official repositories and advisories.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-54228 could allow an attacker to write arbitrary files to dump directories due to a race condition, potentially leading to unauthorized file modifications. CVE-2026-54229 could allow improper ownership changes during event processing because of inadequate locking, which may also result in unauthorized file system changes. Both vulnerabilities could compromise system integrity by enabling unauthorized file operations within the ABRT context.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates addressing these vulnerabilities in ABRT for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related update services. Administrators should apply the provided patches promptly by following the instructions in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:48864 (https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48864). No alternative mitigations are indicated; applying the official update is the recommended remediation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:48864
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-54229"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6cf7eebf32cb7a342b3773
Added to database: 07/31/2026, 19:30:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/31/2026, 20:03:27 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 20:17:45 UTC
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