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GHSA-gwm6-q8ch-hcfr: install -D: symlink race in directory creation allows arbitrary file overwrite

mediumCVSS 6.3CVE-2026-35356
The -D path runs fs::create_dir_all on a pathname then later opens the destination via path-based File::create/fs::copy, neither anchored to a directory fd. Between the two, an attacker can replace a path component with a symlink, redirecting the write. Impact: an attacker with concurrent write access to the destination tree can redirect a privileged install -D to an arbitrary location, enabling arbitrary file overwrite with attacker-controlled content. Recommendation: use dirfd-based traversal (openat/mkdirat + O_NOFOLLOW) per component and create the destination via openat on the same dirfd. Remediation: Acknowledged by Canonical; fixed in commit 0c412999. _Reported by Zellic in the *uutils coreutils Program Security Assessment* (prepared for Canonical, Jan 20 2026), audited commit 3a07ffc5a9bd4c283e75afa548ba1f1957bad242. Finding 3.51. Credit: Zellic._

Details

Source
GitHub Security Advisories (INTL · database · site)
Severity
medium — CVSS 6.3
Published
2026-07-06
Last updated
2026-07-06
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gwm6-q8ch-hcfr

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CVE-2026-35356coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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