CVE-2026-35372 Affecting rust-coreutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-RUSTCOREUTILS-16162657
  • published23 Apr 2026
  • disclosed22 Apr 2026

Introduced: 22 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-35372  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:14 rust-coreutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rust-coreutils package and not the rust-coreutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils allows the utility to dereference a symbolic link target even when the --no-dereference (or -n) flag is explicitly provided. The implementation previously only honored the "no-dereference" intent if the --force (overwrite) mode was also enabled. This flaw causes ln to follow a symbolic link that points to a directory and create new links inside that target directory instead of treating the symbolic link itself as the destination. In environments where a privileged user or system script uses ln -n to update a symlink, a local attacker could manipulate existing symbolic links to redirect file creation into sensitive directories, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation or system misconfiguration.