GHSA-957r-r8gc-vv3hMediumCVSS 4.2
uutils coreutils doesn't preserve file ownership during moves across different filesystem boundaries
🔗 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