High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 29, 2026· Updated Jul 15, 2026
CVE-2026-54371
CVE-2026-54371
Description
attr before version 2.6.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the getfattr and setfattr utilities that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing a pathname component with a symbolic link during directory hierarchy traversal. Attackers who control a pathname component can redirect getfattr and setfattr operations to arbitrary files by substituting a symlink, leading to local privilege escalation when getfattr or setfattr is invoked by a privileged process over an attacker-controlled path.
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34889nvd
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54371nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/attr.git/commit/nvd
- cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/attr.git/commit/nvd
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-54371.jsonnvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/attr-symlink-traversal-privilege-escalation-via-getfattr-setfattrnvd
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