CVE-2025-5278
Published: May 28, 2025Last modified: August 21, 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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.4 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | LOW |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | coreutils | Fixed (9.1-r2) |
| 25 LTS | coreutils | Fixed (9.7-r2) | |
| Stream | coreutils | Fixed (9.7-r2) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | coreutils | Fixed (9.1-r2) |
| Stream | coreutils | Fixed (9.7-r2) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5278
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368764
- https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=8c9602e3a145e9596dc1a63c6ed67865814b6633
- https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/tree/NEWS?id=8c9602e3a145e9596dc1a63c6ed67865814b6633#n14
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-5278