medium5.5
CVE-2026-35348
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.
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rust | coreutils | <= 0.8.0 | none recorded |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Uutils | Coreutils | All versions |