GHSA-JCJR-RH8Q-7XQF ln: rejects non-UTF-8 source filenames in target-directory mode

In target-directory forms ln SOURCE... DIRECTORY, ln rejects source paths with non-UTF-8 filename bytes, while GNU accepts them. Breaks GNU compatibility for byte-oriented filenames on Unix filesystems. PoC: name=$printf 'bad\377'; mkdir dst; : "$name"; ln "$name" dst GNU: exit 0, creates...

CVE-2026-35373

A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils causes the program to reject source paths containing non-UTF-8 filename bytes when using target-directory forms e.g., ln SOURCE... DIRECTORY. While GNU ln treats filenames as raw bytes and creates the links correctly, the uutils implementation...

CVE-2026-35373

The CVE-2026-35373 issue affects the ln utility in uutils/coreutils. A logic error causes ln to reject source paths containing non-UTF‑8 filename bytes when using target-directory forms (for example, ln SOURCE... DIRECTORY). Unlike GNU ln, which treats filenames as raw bytes, the uutils implement...

PT-2026-34509

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions uutils coreutils affected versions not specified Description A logic error in the ln utility causes the program to reject source paths containing non-UTF-8 filename bytes when using target-directory forms, such as 'ln SOURCE... DIRECTORY'...