The mv utility in uutils coreutils fails to preserve file ownership during moves across different filesystem boundaries. The utility falls back to a copy-and-delete routine that creates the destination file using the caller's UID/GID rather than the source's metadata. This flaw breaks backups and migrations, causing files moved by a privileged user (e.g., root) to become root-owned unexpectedly, which can lead to information disclosure or restricted access for the intended owners.
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Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | The mv utility in uutils coreutils fails to preserve file ownership during moves across different filesystem boundaries. The utility falls back to a copy-and-delete routine that creates the destination file using the caller's UID/GID rather than the source's metadata. This flaw breaks backups and migrations, causing files moved by a privileged user (e.g., root) to become root-owned unexpectedly, which can lead to information disclosure or restricted access for the intended owners. | |
| Title | uutils coreutils mv Silent Ownership Loss in Cross-Device Operations | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-281 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
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Updated: 2026-04-22T16:08:04.936Z
Reserved: 2026-04-02T12:58:56.087Z
Link: CVE-2026-35351
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-22T17:16:37.457
Modified: 2026-04-22T17:16:37.457
Link: CVE-2026-35351
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