acl: Symlink traversal privilege escalation via libacl functions

A flaw was found in the acl package, specifically within its libacl pathname-based functions. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a symbolic link to replace a pathname component. This could allow the attacker to redirect access control list ACL read or write operations to...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-54369

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - acl before version 2.4.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the libacl pathname-based functions aclgetfile, aclsetfile, aclextendedfile, and...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54369

acl before version 2.4.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the libacl pathname-based functions aclgetfile, aclsetfile, aclextendedfile, and acldeletedeffile that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing any pathname component with a symbolic link. Attackers who contr...

CVE-2026-54369

A flaw was found in the acl package, specifically within its libacl pathname-based functions. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a symbolic link to replace a pathname component. This could allow the attacker to redirect access control list ACL read or write operations to...

Symlink Attack

Overview acl is a None Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack. via the libacl functions. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to or modify access control lists by replacing a pathname component with a symbolic link, redirecting ACL read or write operations to...

EUVD-2026-40085

acl before version 2.4.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the libacl pathname-based functions aclgetfile, aclsetfile, aclextendedfile, and acldeletedeffile that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing any pathname component with a symbolic link. Attackers who contr...

CVE-2026-54369

acl before version 2.4.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the libacl pathname-based functions aclgetfile, aclsetfile, aclextendedfile, and acldeletedeffile that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing any pathname component with a symbolic link. Attackers who contr...

CVE-2026-54369 acl < 2.4.0 Symlink Traversal Privilege Escalation via libacl Functions

acl before version 2.4.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the libacl pathname-based functions aclgetfile, aclsetfile, aclextendedfile, and acldeletedeffile that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by replacing any pathname component with a symbolic link. Attackers who contr...

PT-2026-53272

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions acl versions prior to 2.4.0 Description A symlink traversal issue exists in pathname-based functions. Local attackers can escalate privileges by replacing a pathname component with a symbolic link. If an attacker controls any part of a pathnam...

The vulnerability of the “EMIAS” operating system’s libacl.so.1 library allows attackers to execute unintended logic and other unexpected behaviors in applications.

The vulnerability of the “libacl.so.1” library in the “EMIAS” operating system is related to the use of an erroneous operator. Exploiting this vulnerability may allow attackers to execute unintended logic and other unexpected behaviors in the application...

openSUSE Security Update : acl (acl-1803)

the setfacl tool followed symbolic links in recursive -R mode even if the --physical -P option was specified CVE-2009-4411. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from openSUSE Security Update acl-1803. The text...

SuSE 11 Security Update : acl and libacl (SAT Patch Number 1804)

The setfacl tool followed symbolic links in recursive -R mode even if the --physical -P option was specified CVE-2009-4411. This has been fixed. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from SuSE 11 update...

openSUSE Security Update : acl (acl-1803)

the setfacl tool followed symbolic links in recursive -R mode even if the --physical -P option was specified CVE-2009-4411. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from openSUSE Security Update acl-1803. The text...