Duplicate Advisory: uutils coreutils has a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Affects coreutilsSource GCVE Database
CVSS 3.6 Low : upgrade to 0.6.0 when convenient.
Data as of 7 Jul 2026, 12:28 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.6.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NWhat to do
Upgrade coreutils to 0.6.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| crates.iocoreutils | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Until then, avoid running vulnerable versions on non-Linux Unix-like systems if possible.
Description
### Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-w6xc-g9qj-vp32. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ### Original Description The safe_traversal module in uutils coreutils, which provides protection against Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) symlink races using file-descriptor-relative syscalls, is incorrectly limited to Linux targets. On other Unix-like systems such as macOS and FreeBSD, the utility fails to utilize these protections, leaving directory traversal operations vulnerable to symlink race conditions.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35362 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9792 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/30239e69a328e76d2377f2a0bc02fbde61c34280 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/uutils/coreutils (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0 (opens in a new tab)