Coreutils: heap buffer under-read in gnu coreutils sort via key specification

4.4 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Red Hat would like to thank Mohamed Maatallah for reporting this issue.

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Affected Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Cost Management 4, Red Hat Discovery 2, Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5, Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Vulnerable Versions:

7.2, 0:9.5-8.el10_2, 0:8.32-41.el9_8, 1783539156, 1782756541, 1782890503, 1782501180, 1782501200, 1782498923, 1782510941, 1782501220, 1782501196, 1782501195