CVE-2026-35368

A vulnerability exists in the chroot utility of uutils coreutils when using the --userspec option. The utility resolves the user specification via getpwnam() after entering the chroot but before dropping root privileges. On glibc-based systems, this can trigger the Name Service Switch (NSS) to load shared libraries (e.g., libnss_*.so.2) from the new root directory. If the NEWROOT is writable by an attacker, they can inject a malicious NSS module to execute arbitrary code as root, facilitating a full container escape or privilege escalation.
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:-:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

History

24 Apr 2026, 19:18

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First Time Uutils
Uutils coreutils
CPE cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:-:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
References () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 - () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

22 Apr 2026, 18:16

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References () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 - () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 -

22 Apr 2026, 17:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-22 17:16

Updated : 2026-04-24 19:18


NVD link : CVE-2026-35368

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35368

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35368


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Products Affected

uutils

  • coreutils
CWE
CWE-426

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