A vulnerability exists in the chroot utility of uutils coreutils when using the --userspec option. The utility resolves the user specification via getpwnam() after entering the chroot but before dropping root privileges. On glibc-based systems, this can trigger the Name Service Switch (NSS) to load shared libraries (e.g., libnss_*.so.2) from the new root directory. If the NEWROOT is writable by an attacker, they can inject a malicious NSS module to execute arbitrary code as root, facilitating a full container escape or privilege escalation.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · 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/issues/10327 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory