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CVE-2026-35372 json

uutils coreutils ln Security Bypass via Improper Handling of the --no-dereference Flag

published 6mo ago modified 14d ago also GHSA-wq63-vh5h-pr5p , EUVD-2026-25020

cvss
5.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils allows the utility to dereference a symbolic link target even when the --no-dereference (or -n) flag is explicitly provided. The implementation previously only honored the "no-dereference" intent if the --force (overwrite) mode was also enabled. This flaw causes ln to follow a symbolic link that points to a directory and create new links inside that target directory instead of treating the symbolic link itself as the destination. In environments where a privileged user or system script uses ln -n to update a symlink, a local attacker could manipulate existing symbolic links to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration.

Patch / fix

  • crates.io coreutils 0.8.0
  • Uutils coreutils 0.8.0
  • rust-coreutils Debian 14 0.8.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35372

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-35372 updated cvss 5.0

rust-coreutils: ln: security bypass via improper handling of the --no-dereference flag

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
6mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.1 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
crates.io coreutils
<0.8.0
0.8.0

Affected products

  • Uutils coreutils

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

References

Sources

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