Description
An argument parsing error in the kill utility of uutils coreutils incorrectly interprets kill -1 as a request to send the default signal (SIGTERM) to PID -1. Sending a signal to PID -1 causes the kernel to terminate all processes visible to the caller, potentially leading to a system crash or massive process termination. This differs from GNU coreutils, which correctly recognizes -1 as a signal number in this context and would instead report a missing PID argument.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Uutils | coreutils | < 0.6.0 |
References
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9700Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0Release Notes
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 22, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 25, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed