CVE-2025-5278
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.
Fixed
LOW (2.5)
System detected CVE-2025-5278 with a risk of 2.04
- T
Tim Bastin fixed CVE-2025-5278
- S
Sebastian Kawelke updated the risk assessment from 2.04 to 2.5
Confidentiality Requirement updated: low -> high
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Affected component
debian/coreutils