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CVE-2026-35368

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Published: Apr 22, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.1 / Impact: 6.0
Source: security@ubuntu.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Uutils: Coreutils
1 product
Coreutils
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
All versions

References (2)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

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