CVE-2026-7837 - TOCTOU with root privilege in ad_flush

CVE-2026-7837 - TOCTOU with root privilege in ad_flush

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-7837
Published : May 21, 2026, 9:16 a.m. | 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Description :A time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) condition in the ad_flush function in Netatalk 3.0.0 through 4.4.2 involves root-privileged file operations, which may allow a remote attacker to cause limited data modification under specific race conditions.
Severity: 3.7 | LOW
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