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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10019 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10019 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
24 Apr 2026, 19:02
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:-:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10019 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Uutils
Uutils coreutils |
22 Apr 2026, 19:17
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| References | () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10019 - |
22 Apr 2026, 17:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-22 17:16
Updated : 2026-04-24 19:02
NVD link : CVE-2026-35360
Mitre link : CVE-2026-35360
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35360
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Products Affected
uutils
- coreutils
CWE
CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
