CVE-2026-54231
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CVE-2026-54231 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A content injection vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. The event script queries the systemd journal for log entries matching the crashed process and writes the results to files in the dump directory without sanitizing embedded control characters. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A content injection vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. The event script queries the systemd journal for log entries matching the crashed process and writes the results to files in the dump directory without sanitizing embedded control characters. A local user can inject arbitrary content into the journal output by embedding newline characters in syslog messages, controlling the content that root writes to dump directory files.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Abrt Project | Abrt | All versions |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 43 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 44 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54231Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488571Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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