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CVE-2025-5278
medium
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.
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34102
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33612
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33313
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-5278
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=78507
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368764
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5278
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/29/2