Red Hat Security Advisory: udisks2 security update
A local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-7867) exists in udisks2 due to as-user option spoofing. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated packages to address this issue. The vulnerability is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. Users should apply the provided updates to remediate the vulnerability.
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Technical Summary
The Udisks project provides a daemon, tools, and libraries to access and manipulate disks and storage devices. A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in udisks2 caused by spoofing the as-user option (CVE-2026-7867). This flaw could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected systems. Red Hat has released updated udisks2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants to fix this issue. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2026:53435 and provides detailed package updates for multiple architectures.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to unauthorized administrative access. The vulnerability is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security impact but not critical.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated udisks2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products to address this vulnerability. Users should apply these official updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:53435 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: udisks2 security update
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-7867) exists in udisks2 due to as-user option spoofing. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated packages to address this issue. The vulnerability is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. Users should apply the provided updates to remediate the vulnerability.
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Technical Analysis
The Udisks project provides a daemon, tools, and libraries to access and manipulate disks and storage devices. A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in udisks2 caused by spoofing the as-user option (CVE-2026-7867). This flaw could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected systems. Red Hat has released updated udisks2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants to fix this issue. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2026:53435 and provides detailed package updates for multiple architectures.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to unauthorized administrative access. The vulnerability is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security impact but not critical.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated udisks2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products to address this vulnerability. Users should apply these official updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:53435 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:53435
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a7b6fdabf8831d5393eb237
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 18:54:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 18:56:26 UTC
Last updated: 08/11/2026, 20:40:59 UTC
Views: 5
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