SB2025052969 - Out-of-bounds read in GNU Coreutils
Published: May 29, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025052969
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5278)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the begfield() function when handling an overly large key value. A remote attacker can trick the victim into passing specially crafted input to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.