CVE-2026-35362 — uutils coreutils Missing TOCTOU Protection on Non-Linux Unix Platforms in Safe Traversal Module
The safe_traversal module in uutils coreutils, which provides protection against Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) symlink races using file-descriptor-relative syscalls, is …
Published: 2026-04-22 · CVSS: 3.6 · CVSS 3.1
The safe_traversal module in uutils coreutils, which provides protection against Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) symlink races using file-descriptor-relative syscalls, is incorrectly limited to Linux targets. On other Unix-like systems such as macOS and FreeBSD, the utility fails to utilize these protections, leaving directory traversal operations vulnerable to symlink race conditions.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7