CVE-2026-35349 Affecting rust-coreutils package, versions <0.7.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-RUSTCOREUTILS-16162653
  • published23 Apr 2026
  • disclosed22 Apr 2026

Introduced: 22 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-35349  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable rust-coreutils to version 0.7.0-1 or higher.

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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability in the rm utility of uutils coreutils allows a bypass of the --preserve-root protection. The implementation uses a path-string check rather than comparing device and inode numbers to identify the root directory. An attacker or accidental user can bypass this safeguard by using a symbolic link that resolves to the root directory (e.g., /tmp/rootlink -> /), potentially leading to the unintended recursive deletion of the entire root filesystem.

CVSS Base Scores

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