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Low · 3.3 CVE-2026-35353 EUVD-2026-24988GHSA-mj6p-44ch-cq69GHSA-vf87-345h-9qhx

uutils coreutils mkdir Permission Exposure Race Condition with -m

Published Apr 22, 2026 · Updated Apr 22, 2026 · Assigned by canonical

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Uutils coreutils < 0.6.0 0.6.0

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 rust-coreutils 0.6.0-1 —
Debian 13 rust-coreutils No fix yet —
Debian 12 rust-coreutils No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 25.10 rust-coreutils No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS rust-coreutils No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
crates.io uu_mkdir < 0.6.0 0.6.0 GHSA-mj6p-44ch-cq69

References