vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2025-5278: coreutils: Heap Buffer Under-Read in GNU Coreutils sort via Key Specification
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | May 27, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 27, 2025
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in GNU Coreutils. The sort utility's begfield() function is vulnerable to a heap buffer under-read. The program may access memory outside the allocated buffer if a user runs a crafted command using the traditional key format. A malicious input could lead to a crash or leak sensitive data.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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