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Oracle Linux 8 libcap Important TOCTOU Race Condition ELSA-2026-13285

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Calendar Grey May 6, 2026
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Oracle Linux 8 updates for libcap addressing CVE-2026-4878, a critical TOCTOU issue affecting system integrity.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[2.48-6.1] - Fix TOCTOU race condition in cap_set_file() (CVE-2026-4878) Resolves: RHEL-169304

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory exploit important Oracle libcap TOCTOU

SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/libcap-2.48-6.el8_10.1.src.rpm

x86_64

libcap-2.48-6.el8_10.1.i686.rpm libcap-2.48-6.el8_10.1.x86_64.rpm libcap-devel-2.48-6.el8_10.1.i686.rpm libcap-devel-2.48-6.el8_10.1.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

libcap-2.48-6.el8_10.1.aarch64.rpm libcap-devel-2.48-6.el8_10.1.aarch64.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-4878

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory exploit important Oracle libcap TOCTOU

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