CVE-2026-35360

NameCVE-2026-35360
DescriptionThe touch utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition during file creation. When the utility identifies a missing path, it later attempts creation using File::create(), which internally uses O_TRUNC. An attacker can exploit this window to create a file or swap a symlink at the target path, causing touch to truncate an existing file and leading to permanent data loss.
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Debian Bugs1136044

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
rust-coreutils (PTS)bookworm0.0.17-2vulnerable
trixie0.0.30-2vulnerable
forky, sid0.10.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
rust-coreutilssource(unstable)0.10.0-11136044

Notes

[trixie] - rust-coreutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - rust-coreutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10019
Fixed by: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/ca0c842e71a9f75b31c87f701952f9e174a320ce (0.10.0)

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