
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-35377
A logic error in the env utility of uutils coreutils causes a failure to correctly parse command-line arguments when utilizing the -S (split-string) option. In GNU env, backslashes within single quote
- Severity
- Low · CVSS 3.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.10% · Oct 25, 2026
A logic error in the env utility of uutils coreutils causes a failure to correctly parse command-line arguments when utilizing the -S (split-string) option. In GNU env, backslashes within single quotes are treated literally (with the exceptions of \\ and \'). However, the uutils implementation incorrectly attempts to validate these sequences, resulting in an "invalid sequence" error and an immediate process termination with an exit status of 125 when encountering valid but unrecognized sequences like \a or \x. This divergence from GNU behavior breaks compatibility for automated scripts and administrative workflows that rely on standard split-string semantics, leading to a local denial of service for those operations.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rust-coreutils | sid | 0.12.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | rust-coreutils | forky | 0.12.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | rust-coreutils | trixie | 0.0.30-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | rust-coreutils | bookworm | 0.0.17-2 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | rust-coreutils | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | coreutils | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
| Cpe | coreutils | Not reported | Not reported | unknown |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rust-coreutils | source | sid | 0.10.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136207] |
| Debian | rust-coreutils | source | forky | 0.10.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136207] |
| Debian | rust-coreutils | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136207] |
| Debian | rust-coreutils | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136207] |
Notes
[trixie] rust-coreutils: Minor issue [bookworm] rust-coreutils: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [rust-coreutils]Affected
Details (2)
0.0.17-2· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · rust-coreutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · rust-coreutils · debian · 12
0.0.17-2· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · rust-coreutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · rust-coreutils · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [rust-coreutils]Affected
Details (2)
0.0.30-2· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · rust-coreutils · debian · 13
0.0.30-2· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · rust-coreutils · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/11512]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35377]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35377]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35377]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-35377.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]