Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting coreutils-lang package, versions <8.32-150400.9.9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-COREUTILSLANG-10823008
  • published19 Jul 2025
  • disclosed18 Jul 2025

Introduced: 18 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-5278  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 coreutils-lang to version 8.32-150400.9.9.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream coreutils-lang package and not the coreutils-lang package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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