CVE-2025-5278EPSS p19.4%

CVE-2025-5278CVE-2025-5278

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.

Scoring

CVSS 4.4 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS0.29% probability of exploitation · percentile 19.4% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-09-29
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