A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils causes it to dereference symbolic links even when the --no-dereference (-n) flag is used without --force. This leads to new links being created inside the target directory of the symlink rather than on the symlink itself. A local attacker could exploit this to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially causing unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration. The issue affects versions prior to 0.8.0 and has been fixed in version 0.8.0.