A race condition was found in the abrt-dbus D-Bus service's ChownProblemDir method. ChownProblemDir opens the dump directory with DD_OPEN_READONLY and calls dd_chown to change ownership of all files to the caller's uid, succeeding even while post-create event handlers hold a write lock. This allows an attacker to gain filesystem-level control of the dump directory while privileged event scripts are still running.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:48819 advisory.

    The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) recognizes defects in applications and creates bug reports that     help maintainers fix the defects. ABRT uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality.

    Security Fix(es):

    * abrt: TOCTOU race condition in abrt-dbus SetElement allows arbitrary file writes to dump directories     (CVE-2026-54228)

    * abrt: ChownProblemDir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking     (CVE-2026-54229)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:48865 advisory.

    The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) recognizes defects in applications and creates bug reports that     help maintainers fix the defects. ABRT uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality.

    Security Fix(es):

    * abrt: TOCTOU race condition in abrt-dbus SetElement allows arbitrary file writes to dump directories     (CVE-2026-54228)

    * abrt: ChownProblemDir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking     (CVE-2026-54229)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:48864 advisory.

    The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) recognizes defects in applications and creates bug reports that     help maintainers fix the defects. ABRT uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality.

    Security Fix(es):

    * abrt: TOCTOU race condition in abrt-dbus SetElement allows arbitrary file writes to dump directories     (CVE-2026-54228)

    * abrt: ChownProblemDir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking     (CVE-2026-54229)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:48866 advisory.

    The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) recognizes defects in applications and creates bug reports that     help maintainers fix the defects. ABRT uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality.

    Security Fix(es):

    * abrt: TOCTOU race condition in abrt-dbus SetElement allows arbitrary file writes to dump directories     (CVE-2026-54228)

    * abrt: ChownProblemDir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking     (CVE-2026-54229)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A race condition was found in the abrt-dbus D-Bus service's ChownProblemDir method. ChownProblemDir opens     the dump directory with DD_OPEN_READONLY and calls dd_chown to change ownership of all files to the     caller's uid, succeeding even while post-create event handlers hold a write lock. This allows an attacker     to gain filesystem-level control of the dump directory while privileged event scripts are still running.
    (CVE-2026-54229)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
331505	RHEL 8 : abrt (RHSA-2026:48819)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
331503	RHEL 8 : abrt (RHSA-2026:48865)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
331492	RHEL 8 : abrt (RHSA-2026:48864)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
331487	RHEL 7 : abrt (RHSA-2026:48866)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
320965	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-54229	Nessus	Misc.	high

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