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.
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Information
Published : 2026-04-09 16:16
Updated : 2026-09-09 13:20
NVD link : CVE-2026-4878
Mitre link : CVE-2026-4878
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-4878
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux
- openshift_container_platform
libcap_project
- libcap
CWE
CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
