Lack of data validation - Path Traversal In coreutils

Description

cp, when running with an option to preserve symlinks on multiple OSes, allows local, user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack using crafted directories containing multiple source files that are copied to the same destination.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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