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AlmaLinux 8 : abrt (ALSA-2026:54272)

🗓️ 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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abrt on AlmaLinux 8 has TOCTOU, symlink, and injection flaws enabling arbitrary file writes and privilege escalation.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# AlmaLinux Security Advisory ALSA-2026:54272.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(334949);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/12");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-54228",
    "CVE-2026-54229",
    "CVE-2026-54230",
    "CVE-2026-54231"
  );
  script_xref(name:"ALSA", value:"2026:54272");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:54272");

  script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 8 : abrt (ALSA-2026:54272)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ALSA-2026:54272 advisory.

    * abrt: TOCTOU race condition in abrt-dbus SetElement allows arbitrary file writes to dump directories
    (CVE-2026-54228)
      * abrt: ChownProblemDir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking
    (CVE-2026-54229)
      * abrt: event handler scripts follow symlinks when writing output files, allowing arbitrary file
    overwrites (CVE-2026-54230)
      * abrt: unsanitized systemd journal content written to dump directory files enables content injection
    (CVE-2026-54231)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-54272.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54272");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-54230");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(362, 367, 59, 74);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/06/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-addon-ccpp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-addon-coredump-helper");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-addon-kerneloops");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-addon-pstoreoops");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-addon-vmcore");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-addon-xorg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-cli");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-cli-ng");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-console-notification");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-dbus");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-desktop");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-gui");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-gui-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-plugin-machine-id");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-plugin-sosreport");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:abrt-tui");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-abrt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-abrt-addon");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-abrt-container-addon");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-abrt-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Alma Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('ksplice.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 8.x', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);

if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
  var livepatch_source = get_one_kb_item('Host/livepatch-kernel-source');
  if (empty_or_null(livepatch_source)) livepatch_source = 'KSplice';
  rm_kb_item(name:'Host/livepatch-kernel-version');

  var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2026-54228', 'CVE-2026-54229', 'CVE-2026-54230', 'CVE-2026-54231');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, livepatch_source + ' hotfix for ALSA-2026:54272');
  }
  else
  {
    __rpm_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}
var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'abrt-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-addon-ccpp-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-addon-coredump-helper-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-addon-kerneloops-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-addon-pstoreoops-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-addon-vmcore-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-addon-xorg-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-cli-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-cli-ng-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-console-notification-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-dbus-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-desktop-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-gui-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-gui-libs-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-libs-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-plugin-machine-id-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-plugin-sosreport-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'abrt-tui-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'python3-abrt-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'python3-abrt-addon-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'python3-abrt-container-addon-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'python3-abrt-doc-2.10.9-26.el8_10.alma.1', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'abrt / abrt-addon-ccpp / abrt-addon-coredump-helper / etc');
}

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12 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.7
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.0014
SSVC
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