CVE-2025-5278
Published: May 28, 2025Last modified: July 23, 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 | Vulnerable (9.1-r1) |
Stream | coreutils | Vulnerable (9.1-r0) | |
Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | coreutils | Vulnerable (9.1-r1) |
Stream | coreutils | Vulnerable (9.1-r0) |
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