CVE-2025-5278

May 28, 2025, 3:01 p.m.

4.4
Medium

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gnu
  • Coreutils
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-121
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gnu coreutils / / / / / / / /

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5278
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368764
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/27/2

Tags

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-121
2025-05-27
CVE-2025-5278

CVSS Score

4.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

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Timeline

Published: May 27, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified: May 28, 2025, 3:01 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secalert@redhat.com

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