Description (CNA)
A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbolic links to execute destructive recursive operations (e.g., chmod -R 000) on the entire root filesystem, leading to system-wide permission loss and potential complete system breakdown.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Uutils / coreutils | affected 0 before 0.6.0 |
CWE
CWE-22
References
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/10033
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0
ADP enrichment
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