GHSA-957r-r8gc-vv3hMediumCVSS 4.2

uutils coreutils doesn't preserve file ownership during moves across different filesystem boundaries

Published
April 22, 2026
Last Modified
April 29, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

The mv utility in uutils coreutils fails to preserve file ownership during moves across different filesystem boundaries. The utility falls back to a copy-and-delete routine that creates the destination file using the caller's UID/GID rather than the source's metadata. This flaw breaks backups and migrations, causing files moved by a privileged user (e.g., root) to become root-owned unexpectedly, which can lead to information disclosure or restricted access for the intended owners.

🎯 Affected products1

  • rust/coreutils:<= 0.8.0

🔗 References (3)