Description (CNA)
The 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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Uutils / coreutils | affected |
CWE
CWE-367
References
ADP enrichment
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