Moderate: cockpit-files security update

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  "id": "3f838adc5cc64dc8bcb211debe01856ca4d31605f32f8d5f1571a03fed8d6ee4",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/RLSA-2026%3A84595",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Moderate: cockpit-files security update",
    "summary": "A filesystem browser for Cockpit Security Fix(es): * cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Arbitrary file ownership change via symlink following in privileged paste (CVE-2026-91202) * cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Local attacker can hijack file ownership via symlink race (CVE-2026-91205) 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.",
    "evidence": "osv:RLSA-2026:84595",
    "products": [
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          "value": "cockpit-files",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0:36.1-1.el9_8",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
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        "affected_versions": []
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    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "RLSA-2026:84595",
      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L"
        }
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              "database_specific": {
                "yum_repository": "AppStream"
              }
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "cockpit-files",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/cockpit-files?distro=rocky-linux-9-x86-64&epoch=0",
            "ecosystem": "Rocky Linux:9"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2026:84595.json"
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T12:15:38.433880063Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-91202",
        "CVE-2026-91205"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:84595",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2465834",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466442",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84595"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "source_advisory": "RHSA-2026:84595"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-91202",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-91205",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 387271,
  "published_at": "2026-10-20T12:05:07.452289+00:00"
}