GitHub Advisoryadvisory · crates.io

GHSA-2w8r-9xj7-69j5 mktemp: empty TMPDIR creates temp files in CWD instead of /tmp

LOW Published 2026-07-06 Modified 2026-07-06 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-35342
Ecosystem
crates.io
Packages
uu_mktemp
Severity
Low
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-377
Reviewed
2026-07-06

Affected packages

• crates.io uu_mktemp: < 0.6.0 → fixed in 0.6.0

Description

The mktemp utility in uutils coreutils fails to properly handle an empty TMPDIR environment variable. Unlike GNU mktemp, which falls back to /tmp when TMPDIR is an empty string, the uutils implementation treats the empty string as a valid path. This causes temporary files to be created in the current working directory (CWD) instead of the intended secure temporary directory. If the CWD is more permissive or accessible to other users than /tmp, it may lead to unintended information disclosure or unauthorized access to temporary data. --- _Zellic finding 3.11. Reported in the Zellic *uutils coreutils Program Security Assessment* (for Canonical, Jan 2026), audited commit `3a07ffc5a9bd4c283e75afa548ba1f1957bad242`._

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-35342 The mktemp utility in uutils coreutils fails to properly handle an empty TMPDIR environment variable. vulnerability

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