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CVE-2026-35374

uutils coreutils split Arbitrary File Truncation via Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

6.3 MediumFix available

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the split utility of uutils coreutils. The program attempts to prevent data loss by checking for identity between input and output files using their file paths before initiating the split operation. However, the utility subsequently opens the output file with truncation after this path-based validation is complete. A local attacker with write access to the directory can exploit this race window by manipulating mutable path components (e.g., swapping a path with a symbolic link). This can cause split to truncate and write to an unintended target file, potentially including the input file itself or other sensitive files accessible to the process, leading to permanent data loss.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.07%Up 0.1 points since Apr 23, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used6.3

uutils coreutils split Arbitrary File Truncation via Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the split utility of uutils coreutils. The program attempts to prevent data loss by checking for identity between input and output files using their file paths before initiating the split operation. However, the utility subsequently opens the output file with truncation after this path-based validation is complete. A local attacker with write access to the directory can exploit this race window by manipulating mutable path components (e.g., swapping a path with a symbolic link). This can cause split to truncate and write to an unintended target file, potentially including the input file itself or other sensitive files accessible to the process, leading to permanent data loss.

Record
CVE-2026-35374
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-367
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-250246.3

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the split utility of uutils coreutils. The program attempts to prevent data loss by checking for identity between input and output files using their file paths before initiating the split operation. However, the utility subsequently opens the output file with truncation after this path-based validation is complete. A local attacker with write access to the directory can exploit this race window by manipulating mutable path components (e.g., swapping a path with a symbolic link). This can cause split to truncate and write to an unintended target file, potentially including the input file itself or other sensitive files accessible to the process, leading to permanent data loss.

Record
EUVD-2026-25024
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4wrp-79m8-9m9p6.3

uutils coreutils has a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the split utility of uutils coreutils. The program attempts to prevent data loss by checking for identity between input and output files using their file paths before initiating the split operation. However, the utility subsequently opens the output file with truncation after this path-based validation is complete. A local attacker with write access to the directory can exploit this race window by manipulating mutable path components (e.g., swapping a path with a symbolic link). This can cause split to truncate and write to an unintended target file, potentially including the input file itself or other sensitive files accessible to the process, leading to permanent data loss.

Record
GHSA-4wrp-79m8-9m9p
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-367
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD6.3

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the split utility of uutils coreutils. The program attempts to prevent data loss by checking for identity between input and output files using their file paths before initiating the split operation. However, the utility subsequently opens the output file with truncation after this path-based validation is complete. A local attacker with write access to the directory can exploit this race window by manipulating mutable path components (e.g., swapping a path with a symbolic link). This can cause split to truncate and write to an unintended target file, potentially including the input file itself or other sensitive files accessible to the process, leading to permanent data loss.

Record
CVE-2026-35374
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-367
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-353746.3

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the split utility of uutils coreutils. The program attempts to prevent data loss by checking for identity between input and output files using their file paths before initiating the split operation. However, the utility subsequently opens the output file with truncation after this path-based validation is complete. A local attacker with write access to the directory can exploit this race window by manipulating mutable path components (e.g., swapping a path with a symbolic link). This can cause split to truncate and write to an unintended target file, potentially including the input file itself or other sensitive files accessible to the process, leading to permanent data loss.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35374
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4wrp-79m8-9m9p6.3

uutils coreutils has a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the split utility of uutils coreutils. The program attempts to prevent data loss by checking for identity between input and output files using their file paths before initiating the split operation. However, the utility subsequently opens the output file with truncation after this path-based validation is complete. A local attacker with write access to the directory can exploit this race window by manipulating mutable path components (e.g., swapping a path with a symbolic link). This can cause split to truncate and write to an unintended target file, potentially including the input file itself or other sensitive files accessible to the process, leading to permanent data loss.

Record
GHSA-4wrp-79m8-9m9p
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-367
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-353746.3

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the split utility of uutils coreutils. The program attempts to prevent data loss by checking for identity between input and output files using their file paths before initiating the split operation. However, the utility subsequently opens the output file with truncation after this path-based validation is complete. A local attacker with write access to the directory can exploit this race window by manipulating mutable path components (e.g., swapping a path with a symbolic link). This can cause split to truncate and write to an unintended target file, potentially including the input file itself or other sensitive files accessible to the process, leading to permanent data loss.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-35374
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-12
OSVUSN-9041-1No score

rust-coreutils vulnerabilities

It was discovered that uutils coreutils mkfifo incorrectly continued processing when a target file already existed, applying default permissions to the existing file. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or modify file permissions unexpectedly. (CVE-2026-35341)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils dd incorrectly suppressed errors during file truncation operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause silent data corruption. (CVE-2026-35344)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils tail incorrectly followed symbolic links when using the --follow=name option. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-35345)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils sort crashed when processing filenames containing non-UTF-8 bytes. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-35348)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils cp incorrectly preserved setuid and setgid bits when ownership changes failed. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2026-35350)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils mv failed to preserve file ownership when moving files across file system boundaries. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or cause unintended access restrictions. (CVE-2026-35351)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils mv had a time-of-check to time-of-use race condition in its extended attribute preservation logic. A local attacker with write access to a directory could possibly use this issue to modify security labels on unintended files. (CVE-2026-35354)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils cp had a race condition in its file creation logic, initially creating destination files with overly permissive modes. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-35357)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils cp had a time-of-check to time-of-use race condition when handling symbolic links. A local attacker with write access to a directory could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-35359)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils touch had a time-of-check to time-of-use race condition during file creation. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause data loss. (CVE-2026-35360)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils rm failed to recognize trailing slashes on the current directory path. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause data loss. (CVE-2026-35363)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils mv had a time-of-check to time-of-use race condition during cross-device operations. A local attacker with write access to a directory could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2026-35364)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils nohup created its output file with world-readable permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-35367)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils chroot incorrectly resolved user specifications before dropping root privileges, allowing Name Service Switch modules to be loaded from the new root directory. A local attacker with write access to the chroot directory could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as root. (CVE-2026-35368)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils ln failed to process filenames containing non-UTF-8 bytes, causing the utility to exit with an error. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-35373)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils split had a time-of-check to time-of-use race condition in its input and output file validation. A local attacker with write access to a directory could possibly use this issue to cause data loss. (CVE-2026-35374)

It was discovered that uutils coreutils chcon had a time-of-check to time-of-use race condition during…

Record
USN-9041-1
Updated
2026-11-12

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
coreutils
crates.io
through 0.8.0None known
rust-coreutils
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0.17-20.0.17-30.0.17-40.0.17-50.0.17-6
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0.0.19-10.0.19-20.0.19-30.0.20-10.0.21-10.0.22-10.0.23-10.0.23-20.0.23-30.0.24-10.0.24-20.0.26-10.0.26-20.0.26-30.0.26-40.0.26-50.0.27-10.0.27-20.0.27-30.0.30-10.0.30-20.0.30-30.0.30-3~exp10.0.30-40.10.0-10.11.0-10.11.0-20.12.0-10.6.0-10.7.0-10.8.0-10.8.0-20.8.0-30.8.0-40.8.0-50.8.0-60.9.0-10.9.0-20.9.0-3
None known
rust-coreutils
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0.30-20.0.30-30.0.30-3~exp10.0.30-40.10.0-1
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0.11.0-10.11.0-20.12.0-10.6.0-10.7.0-10.8.0-10.8.0-20.8.0-30.8.0-40.8.0-50.8.0-60.9.0-10.9.0-20.9.0-3
None known
rust-coreutils
Debian:14
before 0.10.0-1, plus listed versions
0.0.30-20.0.30-30.0.30-3~exp10.0.30-40.6.0-1
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0.7.0-10.8.0-10.8.0-20.8.0-30.8.0-40.8.0-50.8.0-60.9.0-10.9.0-20.9.0-3
0.10.0-1
rust-coreutils
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0.20-10.0.22-10.0.23-10.0.23-20.0.23-30.0.24-10.0.24-2
None known
rust-coreutils
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
0.0.30-10.0.30-20.0.30-2ubuntu20.1.0-0ubuntu10.1.0+git20250711.2ba3a33-0ubuntu1
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0.1.0+git20250711.2ba3a33-0ubuntu20.1.0+git20250711.2ba3a33-0ubuntu30.1.0+git20250711.2ba3a33-0ubuntu40.1.0+git20250801.cf79675-0ubuntu10.1.0+git20250813.4af2a84-0ubuntu20.1.0+git20250813.4af2a84-0ubuntu40.1.0+git20250813.4af2a84-0ubuntu60.1.0+git20250813.4af2a84-0ubuntu70.2.2-0ubuntu10.2.2-0ubuntu20.2.2-0ubuntu2.1
None known
rust-coreutils
Ubuntu:26.10
before 0.10.0-1ubuntu1, plus listed versions
0.8.0-0ubuntu30.8.0-0ubuntu40.9.0-2ubuntu2
0.10.0-1ubuntu1
rust-coreutils
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
before 0.10.0-1ubuntu2~26.04.1, plus listed versions
0.2.2-0ubuntu20.2.2-0ubuntu40.5.0-0ubuntu10.5.0-0ubuntu20.6.0-0ubuntu10.7.0-0ubuntu10.8.0-0ubuntu3
0.10.0-1ubuntu2~26.04.1
rust-coreutils
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0.10.0-1ubuntu2~26.04.1, plus listed versions
0.2.2-0ubuntu20.2.2-0ubuntu40.5.0-0ubuntu10.5.0-0ubuntu20.6.0-0ubuntu10.7.0-0ubuntu10.8.0-0ubuntu3
0.10.0-1ubuntu2~26.04.1

History

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In short

CVE-2026-35374 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Uutils Coreutils, published April 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.07%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in rust-coreutils 0.10.0-1.

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