uutils coreutils mkfifo Unauthorized Permission Change on Existing Files
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uutils | coreutils | affected | — |
No data.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uutils | Coreutils |
|
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Github GHSA |
GHSA-w8m4-4v35-v6x3 | uutils coreutils allows unauthorized modification of permissions on existing files |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-pmf6-rcx4-v53v | mkfifo: permissions of an existing file are changed after FIFO creation fails |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-9041-1 | uutils coreutils vulnerabilities |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.165% probability within 30 days)
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10020 |
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Uutils
Uutils coreutils |
|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:-:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Uutils
Uutils coreutils |
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics |
ssvc
|
ssvc
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics |
ssvc
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A vulnerability in uutils coreutils mkfifo allows for the unauthorized modification of permissions on existing files. When mkfifo fails to create a FIFO because a file already exists at the target path, it fails to terminate the operation for that path and continues to execute a follow-up set_permissions call. This results in the existing file's permissions being changed to the default mode (often 644 after umask), potentially exposing sensitive files such as SSH private keys to other users on the system. | |
| Title | uutils coreutils mkfifo Unauthorized Permission Change on Existing Files | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-732 | |
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
|