CVE-2026-35369 | uutils coreutils kill System-wide Process Termination and Denial of Service via Argument Misinterpretation

An argument parsing error in the kill utility of uutils coreutils incorrectly interprets kill -1 as a request to send the default signal (SIGTERM) to PID -1. Sending a signal to PID -1 causes the kernel to terminate all processes visible to the caller, potentially leading to a system crash or massive process termination. This differs from GNU coreutils, which correctly recognizes -1 as a signal number in this context and would instead report a missing PID argument.

Published: 2026-04-22 Last update: 2026-05-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-35369 is rated Low Risk (23.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-35369

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-23 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-35369

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-35369

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-35369

GHSA-gpcg-h6x2-c26p · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rust — uutils coreutils has an Improper Input Validation issue

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-35369

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-35369 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (rust-coreutils), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): open 2, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35369
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-35369 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (rust-coreutils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): needed 2, DNE 1, not-affected 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-35369

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-35369

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
uutils coreutils < 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

References for CVE-2026-35369

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