CVE-2026-35340 — uutils coreutils chown and chgrp False Success Exit Code in Recursive Mode
A flaw in the ChownExecutor used by uutils coreutils chown and chgrp causes the utilities to return an incorrect exit code during recursive operations. The final exit code is de…
Published: 2026-04-22 · CVSS: 5.5 · CVSS 3.1
A flaw in the ChownExecutor used by uutils coreutils chown and chgrp causes the utilities to return an incorrect exit code during recursive operations. The final exit code is determined only by the last file processed. If the last operation succeeds, the command returns 0 even if earlier ownership or group changes failed due to permission errors. This can lead to security misconfigurations where administrative scripts incorrectly assume that ownership has been successfully transferred across a directory tree.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7