UBUNTU-CVE-2026-35338

A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbol...

CVE-2026-35353 uutils coreutils mkdir Permission Exposure Race Condition with -m

The mkdir utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly applies permissions when using the -m flag by creating a directory with umask-derived permissions typically 0755 before subsequently changing them to the requested mode via a separate chmod system call. In multi-user environments, this introduces ...

CVE-2026-35353

The mkdir utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly applies permissions when using the -m flag by creating a directory with umask-derived permissions typically 0755 before subsequently changing them to the requested mode via a separate chmod system call. In multi-user environments, this introduces ...

CVE-2026-35339 uutils coreutils chmod False Success Exit Code in Recursive Mode

The recursive mode -R of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determined solely by the success or failure of the last file processed. This allows the command to return an exit code of 0 success even if error...

CVE-2026-35339

The CVE-2026-35339 entry concerns the recursive mode (-R) of uutils coreutils chmod. Affected component: chmod in uutils coreutils. Issue: exit codes are determined by the last file processed, allowing an exit code of 0 despite prior errors (e.g., Operation not permitted). Impact: scripts relying...

CVE-2026-35339 uutils coreutils chmod False Success Exit Code in Recursive Mode

The recursive mode -R of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determined solely by the success or failure of the last file processed. This allows the command to return an exit code of 0 success even if error...

CVE-2026-35339

The recursive mode -R of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determined solely by the success or failure of the last file processed. This allows the command to return an exit code of 0 success even if error...

CVE-2026-35339 uutils coreutils chmod False Success Exit Code in Recursive Mode

The recursive mode -R of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determined solely by the success or failure of the last file processed. This allows the command to return an exit code of 0 success even if error...

CVE-2026-35339

The recursive mode -R of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determined solely by the success or failure of the last file processed. This allows the command to return an exit code of 0 success even if error...

CVE-2026-35339

The recursive mode -R of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determined solely by the success or failure of the last file processed. This allows the command to return an exit code of 0 success even if error...

CVE-2026-35338 uutils coreutils chmod Path Traversal Bypass of --preserve-root

A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbol...

CVE-2026-35338

Summary: CVE-2026-35338 affects the chmod utility in the uutils coreutils package. The vulnerability arises because the implementation only checks if the target path is exactly “/” and does not canonicalize the path, allowing path variants like “/../” or symbolic links to bypass --preserve-root. ...

CVE-2026-35338

A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbol...

CVE-2026-35338

A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbol...

CVE-2026-35338

A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbol...

CVE-2026-35338 uutils coreutils chmod Path Traversal Bypass of --preserve-root

A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbol...

CVE-2026-35338 uutils coreutils chmod Path Traversal Bypass of --preserve-root

A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbol...

uutils coreutils security vulnerabilities

uutils coreutils is a cross-platform core command-line toolset developed by Uutils Open Source. There is a security vulnerability in uutils coreutils, which stems from a timing race condition in the mkfifo utility. The utility creates a FIFO and then performs a path-based chmod operation to set...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-35338

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the...

PT-2026-34474

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions uutils coreutils affected versions not specified Description A flaw in the chmod utility allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation validates if the target path is literally '/', but fails to canonicalize t...