The cp utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to an information disclosure race condition. Destination files are initially created with umask-derived permissions (e.g., 0644) before being restricted to their final mode (e.g., 0600) later in the process. A local attacker can race to open the file during this window; once obtained, the file descriptor remains valid and readable even after the permissions are tightened, exposing sensitive or private file contents.
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"severity": "MODERATE",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-367"
],
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-30T17:12:12Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-22T17:16:38Z",
"github_reviewed": true
}