uutils coreutils' mktemp utility doesn't properly handle an empty TMPDIR environment variable

The mktemp utility in uutils coreutils fails to properly handle an empty TMPDIR environment variable. Unlike GNU mktemp, which falls back to /tmp when TMPDIR is an empty string, the uutils implementation treats the empty string as a valid path. This causes temporary files to be created in the...

CVE-2026-35342

The mktemp utility in uutils coreutils fails to properly handle an empty TMPDIR environment variable. Unlike GNU mktemp, which falls back to /tmp when TMPDIR is an empty string, the uutils implementation treats the empty string as a valid path. This causes temporary files to be created in the...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-35342

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - The mktemp utility in uutils coreutils fails to properly handle an empty TMPDIR environment variable. Unlike GNU mktemp, which falls back to /tmp when TMPDIR is...