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.

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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 - 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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Abrt: chownproblemdir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-362
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, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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: 2026-06-13T02:34:31.110Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-54229

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-13T03:16:21.587

Modified: 2026-06-13T03:16:21.587

Link: CVE-2026-54229

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Updated: 2026-06-13T12:29:04Z

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