uutils coreutils has an Improper Input Validation issue

An argument parsing error in the kill utility of uutils coreutils incorrectly interprets kill -1 as a request to send the default signal SIGTERM to PID -1. Sending a signal to PID -1 causes the kernel to terminate all processes visible to the caller, potentially leading to a system crash or massi...

CVE-2026-35369 uutils coreutils kill System-wide Process Termination and Denial of Service via Argument Misinterpretation

An argument parsing error in the kill utility of uutils coreutils incorrectly interprets kill -1 as a request to send the default signal SIGTERM to PID -1. Sending a signal to PID -1 causes the kernel to terminate all processes visible to the caller, potentially leading to a system crash or massi...

CVE-2026-35369

CVE-2026-35369 affects the kill utility in uutils coreutils. The root cause is an argument parsing error where kill -1 is treated as a request to send the default signal (SIGTERM) to PID -1, instead of recognizing -1 as a signal number. This can lead to the kernel terminating all processes visibl...