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CVE-2026-35362: uutils coreutils has a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

April 22, 2026 (updated April 30, 2026)

The safe_traversal module in uutils coreutils, which provides protection against Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) symlink races using file-descriptor-relative syscalls, is incorrectly limited to Linux targets. On other Unix-like systems such as macOS and FreeBSD, the utility fails to utilize these protections, leaving directory traversal operations vulnerable to symlink race conditions.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggc5-46rg-mr4v
  • github.com/uutils/coreutils
  • github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/30239e69a328e76d2377f2a0bc02fbde61c34280
  • github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9792
  • github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35362

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.6.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.6.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.6.0 or above.

Impact 3.6 LOW

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

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Weakness

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

Source file

cargo/coreutils/CVE-2026-35362.yml

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