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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | attr < 2.6.0 Symlink Traversal Privilege Escalation via getfattr/setfattr | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-29T12:39:23.594Z
Reserved: 2026-06-12T20:20:02.948Z
Link: CVE-2026-54371
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Updated: 2026-06-29T18:15:03Z