Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated Apr 27, 2026
CVE-2026-35356
CVE-2026-35356
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
coreutilscrates.io | < 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
Affected products
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References
5- github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/10140nvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m26v-hjq3-x245ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35356ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/0c41299975f3c1e21cf5ca968d42cad55ceb42a1ghsaWEB
- github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.7.0nvdRelease NotesWEB
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