Duplicate Advisory: uutils coreutils has an Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding Issue
Affects coreutilsSource GCVE Database
CVSS 3.3 Low.
Data as of 7 Jul 2026, 12:28 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LWhat to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| crates.iocoreutils | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Users should monitor vendor communications for updates or fixes addressing this logic error. Until a fix is available, consider using GNU ln or avoiding non-UTF-8 filenames in affected environments.
Description
### Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-jcjr-rh8q-7xqf. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ### Original Description 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 enforces UTF-8 encoding, resulting in a failure to stat the file and a non-zero exit code. In environments where automated scripts or system tasks process valid but non-UTF-8 filenames common on Unix filesystems, this divergence causes the utility to fail, leading to a local denial of service for those specific operations.