SB20260316126 - Fedora 44 update for containernetworking-plugins
Published: March 16, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52881)
CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue related to procfs write redirects. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.