Description
The comm utility in uutils coreutils silently corrupts data by performing lossy UTF-8 conversion on all output lines. The implementation uses String::from_utf8_lossy(), which replaces invalid UTF-8 byte sequences with the Unicode replacement character (U+FFFD). This behavior differs from GNU comm, which processes raw bytes and preserves the original input. This results in corrupted output when the utility is used to compare binary files or files using non-UTF-8 legacy encodings.
Published: 2026-04-22
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Data Corruption via lossy UTF‑8 conversion
Action: Patch
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hwhf-8p2f-45wr coreutils' comm utility silently corrupts data by performing lossy UTF-8 conversion on all output lines
History

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Uutils
Uutils coreutils
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
Vendors & Products Uutils
Uutils coreutils

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The comm utility in uutils coreutils silently corrupts data by performing lossy UTF-8 conversion on all output lines. The implementation uses String::from_utf8_lossy(), which replaces invalid UTF-8 byte sequences with the Unicode replacement character (U+FFFD). This behavior differs from GNU comm, which processes raw bytes and preserves the original input. This results in corrupted output when the utility is used to compare binary files or files using non-UTF-8 legacy encodings.
Title uutils coreutils comm Silent Data Corruption via Lossy UTF-8 Normalization
Weaknesses CWE-176
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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Uutils Coreutils
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-22T18:12:21.735Z

Reserved: 2026-04-02T12:58:56.087Z

Link: CVE-2026-35346

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T18:12:14.556Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-22T17:16:36.760

Modified: 2026-04-27T12:28:38.493

Link: CVE-2026-35346

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Updated: 2026-04-27T19:54:40Z

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