A time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition was found in the abrt-dbus D-Bus service's SetElement method. Between dump directory creation and post-create event execution, any local user can call SetElement to write arbitrary text files into the root-owned dump directory, bypassing package validation and allowing crashes of unpackaged binaries to survive post-create processing.

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The following practices would help for avoiding exposure and mitigate this flaw: - Disable or remove ABRT if it is not required. On RHEL 8 systems where ABRT is installed, it can be disabled with: systemctl disable --now abrtd.service abrt-journal-core.service abrt-oops.service abrt-xorg.service - On Fedora systems, consider using systemd-coredump instead of ABRT for crash handling, as ABRT is being phased out in favor of systemd-coredump - Restrict local user access to systems running ABRT, as this vulnerability requires local access

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Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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Description A time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition was found in the abrt-dbus D-Bus service's SetElement method. Between dump directory creation and post-create event execution, any local user can call SetElement to write arbitrary text files into the root-owned dump directory, bypassing package validation and allowing crashes of unpackaged binaries to survive post-create processing.
Title Abrt: toctou race condition in abrt-dbus setelement allows arbitrary file writes to dump directories
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-367
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-13T02:34:24.718Z

Reserved: 2026-06-12T15:09:04.249Z

Link: CVE-2026-54228

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-13T03:16:21.440

Modified: 2026-06-13T03:16:21.440

Link: CVE-2026-54228

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Updated: 2026-06-13T12:29:07Z

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