6.3
CVE-2026-35360
- EPSS 0.1%
- Veröffentlicht 22.04.2026 16:08:28
- Zuletzt bearbeitet 24.04.2026 19:02:11
- Quelle security@ubuntu.com
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uutils coreutils touch Arbitrary File Truncation via TOCTOU Race Condition
The touch utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition during file creation. When the utility identifies a missing path, it later attempts creation using File::create(), which internally uses O_TRUNC. An attacker can exploit this window to create a file or swap a symlink at the target path, causing touch to truncate an existing file and leading to permanent data loss.
| Typ | Quelle | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.1% | 0.013 |
| Quelle | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security@ubuntu.com | 6.3 | 1 | 5.2 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.
https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10019