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Package "attr"

Name: attr

Description:

utilities for manipulating filesystem extended attributes

Latest version: 1:2.5.2-4ubuntu0.1
Release: resolute (26.04)
Level: updates
Repository: main
Homepage: https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/attr/

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Version: 1:2.5.2-4ubuntu0.1 2026-08-31 14:07:57 UTC

attr (1:2.5.2-4ubuntu0.1) resolute-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: Symlink Traversal
    - d/p/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-01-add-visibility-attribute-header.patch: Add
      visibility attribute header in include/Makemodule.am, include/visibility-
      hidden.h.
    - d/p/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-02-add-xattrat-syscall-wrappers.patch: Add
      xattrat syscall wrappers in configure.ac, include/Makemodule.am,
      include/xattrat.h, libmisc/Makemodule.am, libmisc/xattrat.c.
    - d/p/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-03-add-xattrat-syscall-backwards-
      compatibility-code.patch: Add xattrat syscall backwards compatibility code
      in include/Makemodule.am, include/xattrat_compat.h, libmisc/Makemodule.am,
      libmisc/getxattrat_compat.c, libmisc/listxattrat_compat.c, libmisc/proc-
      self-fd.c, libmisc/proc-self-fd.h, libmisc/removexattrat_compat.c,
      libmisc/setxattrat_compat.c.
    - d/p/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-04-rename-walk_tree-to-old_walk_tree.patch:
      Rename walk_tree to old_walk_tree in include/Makemodule.am,
      include/old_walk_tree.h, libmisc/Makemodule.am, libmisc/old_walk_tree.c,
      tools/getfattr.c.
    - d/p/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-05-add-the-new-walk_tree-helper.patch: Add the
      new walk_tree helper in include/Makemodule.am, include/walk_tree.h,
      libmisc/Makemodule.am, libmisc/walk_tree.c.
    - debian/patches/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-06-harden-getfattr.patch: harden
      getfattr in man/man1/getfattr.1, tools/getfattr.c,
      test/root/getfattr.test.
    - d/p/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-07-setfattr-multiple-restore-accesses-freed-
      buffer.patch: setfattr: multiple --restore accesses freed buffer in
      tools/setfattr.c.
    - d/p/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-08-setfattr-do-not-ignore-no-dereference-
      after-restore.patch: setfattr: Do not ignore --no-dereference after
      --restore in tools/setfattr.c.
    - d/p/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-09-add-openat2-syscall-wrapper.patch: Add
      openat2 syscall wrapper in configure.ac, include/Makemodule.am,
      include/openat2.h, libmisc/Makemodule.am, libmisc/openat2.c.
    - d/p/upstream/CVE-2026-54371-10-harden-setfattr-restore.patch: harden
      setfattr --restore in configure.ac, man/man1/setfattr.1,
      test/Makemodule.am, tools/setfattr.c, test/restore.test.
    - CVE-2026-54371

 -- John Breton Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:34:50 -0400

CVE-2026-54371 attr before version 2.6.0 contains a symlink traversal vulnerability in the getfattr and setfattr utilities that allows local attackers to escalate p



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