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Duplicate Advisory: uutils coreutils has an Improper Preservation of Permissions issue

Affects coreutilsSource GCVE Database

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CVSS 3.4 Low : upgrade to 0.6.0 when convenient.

Data as of 7 Jul 2026, 12:28 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.4Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.6.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What to do

Upgrade coreutils to 0.6.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
crates.iocoreutilsAffected
  • <0.6.0
Fixed in
  • 0.6.0

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should be cautious when using the mknod utility in affected versions and consider manual verification of device node labels after creation.

Description

### Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-r9hw-mj3w-phcq. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ### Original Description The mknod utility in uutils coreutils fails to handle security labels atomically by creating device nodes before setting the SELinux context. If labeling fails, the utility attempts cleanup using std::fs::remove_dir, which cannot remove device nodes or FIFOs. This leaves mislabeled nodes behind with incorrect default contexts, potentially allowing unauthorized access to device nodes that should have been restricted by mandatory access controls.

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