The recursive mode (-R) of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determined solely by the success or failure of the last file processed. This allows the command to return an exit code of 0 (success) even if errors were encountered on previous files, such as 'Operation not permitted'. Scripts relying on these exit codes may proceed under a false sense of success while sensitive files remain with restrictive or incorrect permissions.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9793 Issue Tracking, Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.5 · uutilsNVD modified 2026-10-26 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
References 2
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9793 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0 Release Notes