GHSA-W8M4-4V35-V6X3 Duplicate Advisory: uutils coreutils allows unauthorized modification of permissions on existing files

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-pmf6-rcx4-v53v. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description A vulnerability in uutils coreutils mkfifo allows for the unauthorized modification of permissions on existing files...

CVE-2026-35341 uutils coreutils mkfifo Unauthorized Permission Change on Existing Files

A vulnerability in uutils coreutils mkfifo allows for the unauthorized modification of permissions on existing files. When mkfifo fails to create a FIFO because a file already exists at the target path, it fails to terminate the operation for that path and continues to execute a follow-up...

CVE-2026-35341

The CVE-2026-35341 entry concerns uutils coreutils mkfifo. The vulnerability arises when mkfifo tries to create a FIFO but a file already exists at the target path; the operation for that path does not terminate and a follow-up set_permissions call executes, changing the existing file’s permissio...