GHSA-2W8R-9XJ7-69J5 mktemp: empty TMPDIR creates temp files in CWD instead of /tmp

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...

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

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-2w8r-9xj7-69j5. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description The mktemp utility in uutils coreutils fails to properly handle an empty TMPDIR environment variable. Unlike GNU...

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...