Issued at: 2026-10-20
Updated at: 2026-10-20
Advisory content derived from Red Hat RHSA-2026:84595, © Red Hat, Inc., used under CC BY 4.0, with modifications.
Synopsis
Moderate: cockpit-files security update
Description
A filesystem browser for Cockpit
Security Fix(es):
* cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Arbitrary file ownership change via symlink following in privileged paste (CVE-2026-91202)
* cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Local attacker can hijack file ownership via symlink race (CVE-2026-91205)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.