Description
The cut utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles the -s (only-delimited) option when a newline character is specified as the delimiter. The implementation fails to verify the only_delimited flag in the cut_fields_newline_char_delim function, causing the utility to print non-delimited lines that should have been suppressed. This can lead to unexpected data being passed to downstream scripts that rely on strict output filtering.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 3.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Uutils | coreutils | < 0.8.0 |
References
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/11143Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.7.0Release Notes
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 22, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed