Description
The cp utility in uutils coreutils, when performing recursive copies (-R), incorrectly treats character and block device nodes as stream sources rather than preserving them. Because the implementation reads bytes into regular files at the destination instead of using mknod, device semantics are destroyed (e.g., /dev/null becomes a regular file). This behavior can lead to runtime denial of service through disk exhaustion or process hangs when reading from unbounded device nodes.
Published: 2026-04-22
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Patch
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-67hp-f6hq-2h6g uutils coreutils Uses Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
History

Mon, 04 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Uutils
Uutils coreutils
Vendors & Products Uutils
Uutils coreutils

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The cp utility in uutils coreutils, when performing recursive copies (-R), incorrectly treats character and block device nodes as stream sources rather than preserving them. Because the implementation reads bytes into regular files at the destination instead of using mknod, device semantics are destroyed (e.g., /dev/null becomes a regular file). This behavior can lead to runtime denial of service through disk exhaustion or process hangs when reading from unbounded device nodes.
Title uutils coreutils cp Semantic Loss and Potential Denial of Service with -R via Device Node Stream Reading
Weaknesses CWE-706
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


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Uutils Coreutils
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-22T17:56:03.840Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-35358

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T17:52:59.367Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-22T17:16:38.393

Modified: 2026-05-04T19:03:00.590

Link: CVE-2026-35358

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T15:30:34Z

Weaknesses