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CVE-2025-5278 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow Red Hat, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-5278
NVD Published Date:
05/27/2025
NVD Last Modified:
05/29/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.