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libcap: libcap: Privilege escalation via TOCTOU race condition in cap_set_file()

🗓️ 10 Apr 2026 20:15:55Reported by RedHatType 
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A time of check time of use race in cap_set_file allows a nonprivileged user to redirect capability updates to an attacker file, enabling privilege escalation.

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Red Hat Hardened Imagesanyaarch64captree2.78-1.1.hum1captree-2.78-1.1.hum1.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Hardened Imagesanyx86_64captree2.78-1.1.hum1captree-2.78-1.1.hum1.x86_64.rpm

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21 Jul 2026 01:50Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.16.7 - 7
EPSS0.00188
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