ghsa-ch64-4x3c-w3jq
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-05-27 21:32
Modified
2025-05-29 18:31
Severity ?
4.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Details

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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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-5278"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-05-27T21:15:23Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-ch64-4x3c-w3jq",
  "modified": "2025-05-29T18:31:19Z",
  "published": "2025-05-27T21:32:17Z",
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