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acl, attr: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202608-20

Type: patchSources: Gentoo GLSA

Multiple vulnerabilities in acl and attr could lead to local privilege escalation. Upgrade acl to 2.4.0 or later and attr to 2.6.0 or later.

Products
sys-apps/acl, sys-apps/attr
Affected versions
< 2.4.0, < 2.6.0
Fixed versions
>= 2.4.0, >= 2.6.0
CVEs
CVE-2026-54369, CVE-2026-54370, CVE-2026-54371
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:35 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

acl, attr: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202608-20

official-gentoo-glsa · Original source

Published 20 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC

Multiple vulnerabilities in acl and attr could lead to local privilege escalation. Upgrade acl to 2.4.0 or later and attr to 2.6.0 or later.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in acl and attr, the worst of which could lead to local privilege escalation.

sys-apps/acl

Fixed versions: >= 2.4.0

sys-apps/attr

Fixed versions: >= 2.6.0

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202608-20",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "patch",
    "title": "acl, attr: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202608-20",
    "summary": "Multiple vulnerabilities in acl and attr could lead to local privilege escalation. Upgrade acl to 2.4.0 or later and attr to 2.6.0 or later.",
    "evidence": "Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in acl and attr, the worst of which could lead to local privilege escalation.",
    "products": [
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          "value": "sys-apps/acl",
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    "severity": "high",
    "fixed_cves": [],
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-54369",
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      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-54370",
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      },
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        "value": "CVE-2026-54371",
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  "source_id": "official-gentoo-glsa",
  "document_id": 23658,
  "published_at": "2026-08-20T00:00:00+00:00"
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