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CVE-2025-5278
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4
EPSS exploitation probability: 12%
Published 2025-05-27T21:15:23.197 · Last modified 2026-06-24T10:17:17.633

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.

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