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 |
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| 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
History
24 Apr 2026, 19:18
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:-:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
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| References | () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 - |
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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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
uutils
- coreutils
CWE
CWE-426
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