Incorrect Check of Function Return Value Affecting coreutils package, versions <0.6.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-COREUTILS-16297981
  • published26 Apr 2026
  • disclosed23 Apr 2026
  • creditZellic

Introduced: 23 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-35340  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-253  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade coreutils to version 0.6.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Check of Function Return Value due to the ChownExecutor process. An attacker can cause administrative scripts to incorrectly assume that ownership or group changes have been successfully applied across a directory tree by triggering permission errors on files processed before the last file in recursive operations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1