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CVE-2025-5278 Coreutils: heap buffer under-read in gnu coreutils sort via key specification

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.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Exploitable with local access to the machine, without an account and if a user takes an action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Versions not published
Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System 1 Versions not published
Red Hat Discovery 2 1784821670 earliest → < 1784821670 1784821670
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.1 1785704547 earliest → < 1785704547 1785704547
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 1782890503 earliest → < 1782890503 1782890503
Cost Management 4 1783539156 earliest → < 1783539156 1783539156
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.0 1785704547 earliest → < 1785704547 1785704547
Cost Management Metrics Operator 4 1783539156 earliest → < 1783539156 1783539156
Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 1787241260 earliest → < 1787241260 1787241260
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.2 1785704547 earliest → < 1785704547 1785704547
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 1790598593 earliest → < 1790598593 1790598593
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 1791970484 earliest → < 1791970484 1791970484
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 1791966259 earliest → < 1791966259 1791966259

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