CVE-2026-35340
Description
A flaw in the ChownExecutor used by uutils coreutils chown and chgrp causes the utilities to return an incorrect exit code during recursive operations. The final exit code is determined only by the last file processed. If the last operation succeeds, the command returns 0 even if earlier ownership or group changes failed due to permission errors. This can lead to security misconfigurations where administrative scripts incorrectly assume that ownership has been successfully transferred across a directory tree.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Fixed | 0.6.0-1 |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| uutils | coreutils | {"endExcluding":"0.6.0"} | 0.6.0 |
References
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/10035
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35340
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/ebc08af9c34138f474b32ea0ef34bed3b086a3ed
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35340
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-88ch-q68x-36v7
CWEs
CWE-253
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.