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GHSA-3wfc-mgpm-9rq6 comm: FIFO/pipe inputs are drained before comparison (data loss / hang)

MEDIUM Published 2026-07-06 Modified 2026-07-06 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-35347
Ecosystem
crates.io
Packages
uu_comm
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-20
Reviewed
2026-07-06

Affected packages

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

Description

The comm utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly consumes data from non-regular file inputs before performing comparison operations. The are_files_identical function opens and reads from both input paths to compare content without first verifying if the paths refer to regular files. If an input path is a FIFO or a pipe, this pre-read operation drains the stream, leading to silent data loss before the actual comparison logic is executed. Additionally, the utility may hang indefinitely if it attempts to pre-read from infinite streams like /dev/zero. --- _Zellic finding 3.35. Reported in the Zellic *uutils coreutils Program Security Assessment* (for Canonical, Jan 2026), audited commit `3a07ffc5a9bd4c283e75afa548ba1f1957bad242`._

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-35347 The comm utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly consumes data from non-regular file inputs before performing comparison operations. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References