Duplicate Advisory: uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-4x34-chg5-mwjj. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description The recursive mode -R of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multipl...

EUVD-2026-24967

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 ownershi...

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...

PT-2026-34476

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 ownershi...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-35339

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - The recursive mode -R of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determin...