CVE-2026-4878
Libcap: libcap: privilege escalation via toctou race condition in cap_set_file()
A flaw was found in libcap. A local unprivileged user can exploit a Time-of-check-to-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the `cap_set_file()` function. This allows an attacker with write access to a parent directory to redirect file capability updates to an attacker-controlled file. By doing so, capabilities can be injected into or stripped from unintended executables, leading to privilege escalation.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Productos afectados
Red Hat · Cost Management 4Red Hat · Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2Red Hat · Red Hat Discovery 2Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Hardened ImagesRed Hat · Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.3Red Hat · Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5¿Quieres saber si tu infraestructura está expuesta a esto?
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12423https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12441https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13285https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14162https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19130https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19346https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19456https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19458https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20595https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21254https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21275