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GHSA-88ch-q68x-36v7: Duplicate Advisory: uutils coreutils has an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value

mediumCVSS 5.5
Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-2x2h-fw32-rq7v. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description A flaw in the ChownExecutor used by uutils coreutils chown and chgrp causes the utilities to return an incorrect exit code during recursive operations. The final exit code is determined only by the last file processed. If the last operation succeeds, the command returns 0 even if earlier ownership or group changes failed due to permission errors. This can lead to security misconfigurations where administrative scripts incorrectly assume that ownership has been successfully transferred across a directory tree.

Details

Source
GitHub Security Advisories (INTL · database · site)
Severity
medium — CVSS 5.5
Published
2026-04-22
Last updated
2026-07-06
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-88ch-q68x-36v7

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