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▸ GLSA 202608-20 acl, attr: Multiple vulnerabilities this version unaffected installed copy vulnerable high local 2026-08-20

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

Announced
2026-08-20
Revised
2026-08-20
Access
local
Bugs
#978280
Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202608-20

Affected packages

PackageArchVulnerableUnaffected
sys-apps/acl*< 2.4.0>= 2.4.0
sys-apps/attr*< 2.6.0>= 2.6.0

Background

For more information on the packages listed in this GLSA, please see their homepage referenced in the ebuild.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in acl and attr. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All acl users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/acl-2.4.0"

All attr users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/attr-2.6.0"

References