CVE-2026-54231
MEDIUMAbrt: unsanitized systemd journal content written to dump directory files enables content injection
Title source: cnaDescription
A content injection vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. The event script queries the systemd journal for log entries matching the crashed process and writes the results to files in the dump directory without sanitizing embedded control characters. A local user can inject arbitrary content into the journal output by embedding newline characters in syslog messages, controlling the content that root writes to dump directory files.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54231
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking
x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2488571
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488571
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
2.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (3)
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Published
Jun 13, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 13, 2026