GHSA-fhr3-xh3q-69w6LowCVSS 3.3

uutils coreutils has an Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality Issue

Published
April 22, 2026
Last Modified
April 30, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

A logic error in the tr utility of uutils coreutils causes the program to incorrectly define the [:graph:] and [:print:] character classes. The implementation mistakenly includes the ASCII space character (0x20) in the [:graph:] class and excludes it from the [:print:] class, effectively reversing the standard behavior established by POSIX and GNU coreutils. This vulnerability leads to unintended data modification or loss when the utility is used in automated scripts or data-cleaning pipelines that rely on standard character class semantics. For example, a command executed to delete all graphical characters while intending to preserve whitespace will incorrectly delete all ASCII spaces, potentially resulting in data corruption or logic failures in downstream processing.

🎯 Affected products1

  • rust/coreutils:< 0.8.0

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