acl, attr: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202608-20

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

Affected packages

sys-apps/acl on all architectures
Affected versions < 2.4.0
Unaffected versions >= 2.4.0
sys-apps/attr on all architectures
Affected versions < 2.6.0
Unaffected versions >= 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

Release date
August 20, 2026

Latest revision
August 20, 2026: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
local

Bugzilla entries