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uutils coreutils nohup Information Disclosure via Insecure Default Output Permissions

Published Apr 22, 2026

Description

The nohup utility in uutils coreutils creates its default output file, nohup.out, without specifying explicit restricted permissions. This causes the file to inherit umask-based permissions, typically resulting in a world-readable file (0644). In multi-user environments, this allows any user on the system to read the captured stdout/stderr output of a command, potentially exposing sensitive information. This behavior diverges from GNU coreutils, which creates nohup.out with owner-only (0600) permissions.

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CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED
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Published Apr 22, 2026
Updated Apr 22, 2026
Reserved Apr 2, 2026

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Apr 22, 2026

NVD

Status Analyzed
Modified Jun 17, 2026

Red Hat

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ENISA EUVD

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Published Apr 22, 2026
Updated Apr 22, 2026