Summary
The coreutils packages contain the GNU Core Utilities and represent a combination of the previously used GNU fileutils, sh-utils, and textutils packages.
Security Fix(es):
* coreutils: Heap Buffer Under-Read in GNU Coreutils sort via Key Specification (CVE-2025-5278)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | coreutils | 8.30-21.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | coreutils-common | 8.30-21.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | coreutils-single | 8.30-21.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 4.4
Coreutils: heap buffer under-read in gnu coreutils sort via key specification
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 inpu…