Race condition in Core Utilities (coreutils) 5.2.1, when (1) mkdir, (2) mknod, or (3) mkfifo is running with the -m switch, allows local use
Race condition in Core Utilities (coreutils) 5.2.1, when (1) mkdir, (2) mknod, or (3) mkfifo is running with the -m switch, allows local users to modify permissions of other files.
- Published
- May 2, 2005
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 18th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
14
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 14 / 40 · 3.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | coreutils | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:coreutils |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gnu coreutils5.2.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | coreutils | before 6.10-1 | 6.10-1 |
Same product
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- CVE-2024-0684Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines22Monitor
- CVE-2015-1865fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:coreutils | 6.10-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
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No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- High
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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