CVE-2026-35362
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Fixed | 0.6.0-1 |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35362
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9792
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/30239e69a328e76d2377f2a0bc02fbde61c34280
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35362
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggc5-46rg-mr4v
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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