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Low 3.3
uutils coreutils mktemp Insecure Temporary File Placement via Empty TMPDIR
The mktemp utility in uutils coreutils fails to properly handle an empty TMPDIR environment variable. Unlike GNU mktemp, which falls back to /tmp when TMPDIR is an empty string, the uutils implementation treats the empty string as a valid path. This causes te…
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High 7.1
uutils coreutils mkfifo Unauthorized Permission Change on Existing Files
A vulnerability in uutils coreutils mkfifo allows for the unauthorized modification of permissions on existing files. When mkfifo fails to create a FIFO because a file already exists at the target path, it fails to terminate the operation for that path and co…
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Medium 5.5
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 determined only by the last file processed. If the last operation succeeds, the comm…
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Medium 5.5
uutils coreutils chmod False Success Exit Code in Recursive Mode
The recursive mode (-R) of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determined solely by the success or failure of the last file processed. This allows the command to return…
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High 7.3
uutils coreutils chmod Path Traversal Bypass of --preserve-root
A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can us…