uutils coreutils has an Uncaught Exception When Encountering Valid but Non-UTF-8 Paths
The sort utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a process panic when using the --files0-from option with inputs containing non-UTF-8 filenames. The implementation enforces UTF-8 encoding and utilizes expect(), causing an immediate crash when encountering valid but non-UTF-8 paths. This diverges from GNU sort, which treats filenames as raw bytes. A local attacker can exploit this to crash the utility and disrupt automated pipelines.
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-35348US | — | — | ||
The sort utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a process panic when using the --files0-from option with inputs containing non-UTF-8 filenames. The implementation enforces UT… | ||||
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