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CVE-2026-35346: Rust coreutils · The comm utility in uutils coreutils silently corrupts data by performing lossy UTF-8

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-35346· Low 3.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 12:41 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 25.10rust-coreutilspkg:deb/ubuntu/rust-coreutils?arch=source&distro=questingOther threatsAffected
  • 0.0.30-1 – 0.2.2-0ubuntu2.1
16 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSrust-coreutilspkg:deb/ubuntu/rust-coreutils?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 0.0.20-1 – 0.0.24-2
7 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users should avoid using the rust-coreutils comm utility for comparing binary or non-UTF-8 encoded files or use alternative tools such as GNU comm that preserve raw byte data.

Description

The comm utility in the rust-coreutils package silently corrupts data by performing lossy UTF-8 conversion on all output lines. This occurs because it uses String::from_utf8_lossy(), which replaces invalid UTF-8 byte sequences with the Unicode replacement character (U+FFFD). This behavior differs from the GNU comm utility, which preserves raw bytes and original input. As a result, output is corrupted when comparing binary files or files with non-UTF-8 legacy encodings. The vulnerability has a low severity score and does not impact confidentiality or availability, only integrity.

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