CVE-2026-54229 - Abrt: chownproblemdir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking

CVE-2026-54229 - Abrt: chownproblemdir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-54229
Published : June 13, 2026, 3:16 a.m. | 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
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.
Severity: 7.0 | HIGH
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