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RHEL 7 : abrt (RHSA-2026:48866)

🗓️ 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHEL7 ABRT is vulnerable to TOCTOU race in abrt-dbus SetElement and to ChownProblemDir locking per RHSA-2026:48866.

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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:48866. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(331487);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-54228", "CVE-2026-54229");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:48866");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 7 : abrt (RHSA-2026:48866)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for abrt.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:48866 advisory.

    The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) recognizes defects in applications and creates bug reports that
    help maintainers fix the defects. ABRT uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality.

    Security Fix(es):

    * 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)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
    other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488531");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488532");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_48866.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?28aa5e14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48866");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL abrt package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:48866.");
  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-2026-54228");

  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);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/06/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/07/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/07/31");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat 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", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.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) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '7')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 7.x', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

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

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

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '7',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/optional/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/optional/os',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/optional/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/os',
      'content/els/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/optional/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/optional/os',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/optional/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/os',
      'content/els/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/optional/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/optional/os',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/optional/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/os',
      'content/els/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/optional/debug',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/optional/os',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/optional/source/SRPMS',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/os',
      'content/els/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'abrt-dbus-2.1.11-61.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'abrt-dbus-2.1.11-61.el7_9', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'abrt-dbus-2.1.11-61.el7_9', 'cpu':'s390x', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'abrt-dbus-2.1.11-61.el7_9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

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 repo_relative_urls;
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;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  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 &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!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)
{
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'abrt-dbus');
}

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31 Jul 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.17.8
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