FKIE_CVE-2025-5278
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-05-27 21:15 - Updated: 2026-09-22 16:17
Severity
Summary
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
Impacted products
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