Upstream information
Description
A flaw was found in cockpit-files. A local unprivileged attacker can exploit a race condition during directory creation with owner assignment. By controlling a writable parent directory, the attacker can replace a newly created directory with a symbolic link (symlink) before the ownership change operation (chown) is applied. This allows the attacker to redirect the ownership change to an arbitrary file, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized modification of sensitive files.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (Red Hat) |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Sep 22 13:56:22 2026CVE page last modified: Wed Sep 23 19:44:38 2026