CVE-2025-5278 – “GNU Coreutils Sort Utility Heap Buffer Under-Read Vulnerability”

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CVE-2025-5278 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5278
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368764
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