abrt: TOCTOU race condition in abrt-dbus SetElement allows arbitrary file writes to dump directories

A time-of-check time-of-use TOCTOU race condition was found in the abrt-dbus D-Bus service's SetElement method. Between dump directory creation and post-create event execution, any local user can call SetElement to write arbitrary text files into the root-owned dump directory, bypassing package...

abrt: ChownProblemDir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking

A race condition was found in the abrt-dbus D-Bus service's ChownProblemDir method. ChownProblemDir opens the dump directory with DDOPENREADONLY and calls ddchown to change ownership of all files to the caller's uid, succeeding even while post-create event handlers hold a write lock. This allows ...

CVE-2026-54229

Affects the abrt-dbus D-Bus service’s ChownProblemDir method. A race condition occurs when ChownProblemDir opens the dump directory with DD_OPEN_READONLY and then calls dd_chown to change ownership of all files to the caller’s UID, which succeeds even while post-create event handlers hold a write...

PT-2026-49074

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions abrt-dbus affected versions not specified Description A race condition exists in the ChownProblemDir method of the abrt-dbus D-Bus service. The ChownProblemDir method opens the dump directory using DD OPEN READONLY and executes dd chown to...

abrt: abrt-dbus does not guard against crafted problem directory path arguments

It was discovered that the abrt-dbus D-Bus service did not properly check the validity of the problem directory argument in the ChownProblemDir, DeleteElement, and DeleteProblem methods. A local attacker could use this flaw take ownership of arbitrary files and directories, or to delete files and...