A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the chcon utility of uutils coreutils during recursive operations. The implementation resolves recursive targets using a fresh path lookup (via fts_accpath) rather than binding the traversal and label application to the specific directory state encountered during traversal. Because these operations are not anchored to file descriptors, a local attacker with write access to a directory tree can exploit timing-sensitive rename or symbolic link races to redirect a privileged recursive relabeling operation to unintended files or directories. This vulnerability breaks the hardening expectations for SELinux administration workflows and can lead to the unauthorized modification of security labels on sensitive system objects.
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Configurations
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History
22 Apr 2026, 17:16
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Information
Published : 2026-04-22 17:16
Updated : 2026-04-22 21:23
NVD link : CVE-2026-35376
Mitre link : CVE-2026-35376
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35376
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Products Affected
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CWE
CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
