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CVE-2026-35356: uutils coreutils has a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition

April 22, 2026 (updated April 30, 2026)

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the install utility of uutils coreutils when using the -D flag. The command creates parent directories and subsequently performs a second path resolution to create the target file, neither of which is anchored to a directory file descriptor. An attacker with concurrent write access can replace a path component with a symbolic link between these operations, redirecting the privileged write to an arbitrary file system location.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-m26v-hjq3-x245
  • github.com/uutils/coreutils
  • github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/0c41299975f3c1e21cf5ca968d42cad55ceb42a1
  • github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/10140
  • github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.7.0
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35356

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.7.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.7.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.7.0 or above.

Impact 6.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Source file

cargo/coreutils/CVE-2026-35356.yml

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