# CVE-2026-110331: Red Hat Enterprise Linux local privilege escalation in ABRT dump handling

Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and 8 systems where ABRT dump directories are processed by privileged handlers. CVSS scores it 7.8 (high). No fixed version or patch is listed.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-125778
- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fix: none listed; see the vendor advisory
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-110331 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.8 (high) and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; no fixed version is listed; see the vendor advisory.

## Summary

The abrt package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux is affected. A local user with a low-privilege account, and no user action needed, can create a "count" element in a dump directory to bypass an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-54228 and CVE-2026-54229, then add or change elements in that directory or take ownership of it while privileged abrt handlers process it.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Local users and admins of Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems that keep abrt installed, since ABRT handlers process dump directories.

Source: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-110331 ("Restrict local interactive user access on systems that keep abrt installed.")

## Affected

- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported
- abrt: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in abrt. The completeness check introduced to mitigate CVE-2026-54228 and CVE-2026-54229 only verifies that a dump directory contains a "count" element, which an unprivileged user can create. This allows a local attacker to bypass the guard and again poison elements in, or seize ownership of, dump directories while privileged ABRT handlers are processing them. Related Problems2 mutating methods remain ungated by the same check.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on abrt, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-110331 (Abrt: abrt: incomplete cve-2026-54228/54229 fix — completeness gate bypassed via attacker-supplied count element), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-110331 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: version range not reported
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: version range not reported
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: version range not reported
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Dump directories are handled by privileged ABRT handlers while processing them (source: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-110331)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: local access, low-privilege login, no user action.
Workaround: Disable or remove ABRT if not required, or restrict local interactive user access on systems that keep abrt installed. (source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110331)
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-110331 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-110331 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2552067
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-110331
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110331
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-110331
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-110331
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-110331"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-110331 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-110331

### What does this mean?

A local attacker can bypass the completeness guard and again poison elements in, or seize ownership of, dump directories while privileged ABRT handlers process them.

Source: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-110331, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110331

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The listed products are Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and 8. The exposure depends on ABRT handlers processing dump directories with privileged rights, so check whether the ABRT services (abrtd.service, abrt-journal-core.service, abrt-oops.service, abrt-xorg.service) are installed and enabled, for example with systemctl status abrtd.service.

Source: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-110331, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110331

### How do I fix CVE-2026-110331?

The facts list no fixed versions or patch identifiers for this vulnerability. The advisory's only stated mitigation is to disable or remove ABRT if it is not required.

Source: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-110331, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110331

### What if there's no patch?

Disable or remove ABRT if it is not required, using systemctl disable --now on abrtd.service, abrt-journal-core.service, abrt-oops.service and abrt-xorg.service. On systems that keep abrt installed, restrict local interactive user access.

Source: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-110331, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110331

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## References

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110331
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110331

### Write-ups

Establishes: Technical detail and context.

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2552067

### Other links

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-110331

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