CVE-2026-35369

An argument parsing error in the kill utility of uutils coreutils incorrectly interprets kill -1 as a request to send the default signal (SIGTERM) to PID -1. Sending a signal to PID -1 causes the kernel to terminate all processes visible to the caller, potentially leading to a system crash or massive process termination. This differs from GNU coreutils, which correctly recognizes -1 as a signal number in this context and would instead report a missing PID argument.
Configurations

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

History

04 May 2026, 18:50

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References () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9700 - () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9700 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0 - () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0 - Release Notes
CPE cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
First Time Uutils
Uutils coreutils

22 Apr 2026, 17:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-22 17:16

Updated : 2026-05-04 18:50


NVD link : CVE-2026-35369

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35369

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35369


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Products Affected

uutils

  • coreutils
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation