CVE-2026-35353

uutils coreutils mkdir Permission Exposure Race Condition with -m

State
Published
Severity
3.3 Low
Published
Apr 22, 2026
Updated
Apr 22, 2026
Reserved
Apr 2, 2026

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Description

The mkdir utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly applies permissions when using the -m flag by creating a directory with umask-derived permissions (typically 0755) before subsequently changing them to the requested mode via a separate chmod system call. In multi-user environments, this introduces a brief window where a directory intended to be private is accessible to other users, potentially leading to unauthorized data access.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.13.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Ncanonical

Weaknesses

  • CWE-367 Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Affected Products

ProductVersions
coreutilsUutils
  • before 0.6.0Affected

References

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