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The implementation previously only honored the \"no-dereference\" intent if the --force (overwrite) mode was also enabled. This flaw causes ln to follow a symbolic link that points to a directory and create new links inside that target directory instead of treating the symbolic link itself as the destination. In environments where a privileged user or system script uses ln -n to update a symlink, a local attacker could manipulate existing symbolic links to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-22T16:08:58.696Z","modified":"2026-04-22T17:21:15.165Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-61"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:05.15083Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-25020","description":"A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils allows the utility to dereference a symbolic link target even when the --no-dereference (or -n) flag is explicitly provided. The implementation previously only honored the \"no-dereference\" intent if the --force (overwrite) mode was also enabled. This flaw causes ln to follow a symbolic link that points to a directory and create new links inside that target directory instead of treating the symbolic link itself as the destination. In environments where a privileged user or system script uses ln -n to update a symlink, a local attacker could manipulate existing symbolic links to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-22T16:08:58Z","modified":"2026-04-22T17:21:15Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:24:20.283712Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-wq63-vh5h-pr5p","title":"uutils coreutils has a UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following issue","description":"A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils allows the utility to dereference a symbolic link target even when the --no-dereference (or -n) flag is explicitly provided. The implementation previously only honored the \"no-dereference\" intent if the --force (overwrite) mode was also enabled. This flaw causes ln to follow a symbolic link that points to a directory and create new links inside that target directory instead of treating the symbolic link itself as the destination. In environments where a privileged user or system script uses ln -n to update a symlink, a local attacker could manipulate existing symbolic links to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-22T18:31:46Z","modified":"2026-04-30T17:53:38Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-61"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:59.776263Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35372","description":"A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils allows the utility to dereference a symbolic link target even when the --no-dereference (or -n) flag is explicitly provided. 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In environments where a privileged user or system script uses ln -n to update a symlink, a local attacker could manipulate existing symbolic links to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-22T17:16:41.85Z","modified":"2026-10-26T21:10:00.17Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-61"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:15.867234Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35372","title":"uutils coreutils ln Security Bypass via Improper Handling of the --no-dereference Flag","description":"A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils allows the utility to dereference a symbolic link target even when the --no-dereference (or -n) flag is explicitly provided. The implementation previously only honored the \"no-dereference\" intent if the --force (overwrite) mode was also enabled. This flaw causes ln to follow a symbolic link that points to a directory and create new links inside that target directory instead of treating the symbolic link itself as the destination. In environments where a privileged user or system script uses ln -n to update a symlink, a local attacker could manipulate existing symbolic links to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-22T16:08:58.696Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:29.91000372Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-61"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:02.673625Z"},{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35372","description":"A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils allows the utility to dereference a symbolic link target even when the --no-dereference (or -n) flag is explicitly provided. The implementation previously only honored the \"no-dereference\" intent if the --force (overwrite) mode was also enabled. This flaw causes ln to follow a symbolic link that points to a directory and create new links inside that target directory instead of treating the symbolic link itself as the destination. In environments where a privileged user or system script uses ln -n to update a symlink, a local attacker could manipulate existing symbolic links to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-22T17:16:41.85Z","modified":"2026-10-27T09:47:35.545166725Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:54.587575Z"},{"id":"GHSA-wq63-vh5h-pr5p","title":"uutils coreutils has a UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following issue","description":"A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils allows the utility to dereference a symbolic link target even when the --no-dereference (or -n) flag is explicitly provided. The implementation previously only honored the \"no-dereference\" intent if the --force (overwrite) mode was also enabled. This flaw causes ln to follow a symbolic link that points to a directory and create new links inside that target directory instead of treating the symbolic link itself as the destination. In environments where a privileged user or system script uses ln -n to update a symlink, a local attacker could manipulate existing symbolic links to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-22T18:31:46Z","modified":"2026-05-05T16:26:29.509542Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-61"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:58.767335Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-35372","description":"A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils allows the utility to dereference a symbolic link target even when the --no-dereference (or -n) flag is explicitly provided. 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