# CVE-2025-5278: coreutils: A flaw was found in GNU Coreutils CVE-2025-5278 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:33124, released May 27, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5278 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 4.4 (Low) - EPSS: 0.0031 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: May 27, 2025 ## 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. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | coreutils RHEL 10 | 9.5-8.el10_2 | [RHSA-2026:33124](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-33124.md) | May 27, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils RHEL 8 | 0:8.30-21.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:69964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-69964.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils RHEL 9 | 0:8.32-41.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:28911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-28911.md) | Jun 29, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 8.32-4.1ubuntu1.4 | [coreutils 8.32-4.1ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-coreutils-8.32-4.1ubuntu1.4.md) | May 27, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 9.4-3ubuntu6.3 | [coreutils 9.4-3ubuntu6.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-coreutils-9.4-3ubuntu6.3.md) | May 27, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils almalinux 10 | 9.5-8.el10_2 | [ALSA-2026:33124](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-33124.md) | Jun 29, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils almalinux 8 | 8.30-21.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:69964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-69964.md) | Sep 22, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils almalinux 9 | 8.32-41.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:28911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-28911.md) | Jun 24, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils amzn 2023 | 8.32-30.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2025-1194](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1194.md) | Sep 15, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils ol 10 | 0:9.5-8.0.1.el10_2 | [ELSA-2026-33124](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-33124.md) | Jul 16, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils ol 8 | 0:8.30-21.0.1.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-69964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-69964.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils ol 9 | 0:8.32-41.0.1.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-28911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-28911.md) | Jun 25, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils opensuse-leap 15.6 | 8.32-150400.9.9.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:02362-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-02362-1.md) | Jul 18, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils rocky 10 | 0:9.5-8.el10_2 | [RLSA-2026:33124](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-33124.md) | Jul 5, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils rocky 8 | 0:8.30-21.el8_10 | [RLSA-2026:69964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-69964.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils rocky 9 | 0:8.32-41.el9_8 | [RLSA-2026:28911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-28911.md) | Jun 25, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils sles 15.6 | 8.32-150400.9.9.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:02362-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-02362-1.md) | Jul 18, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils sles 15.7 | 8.32-150400.9.9.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:02362-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-02362-1.md) | Jul 18, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils-common almalinux 10 | 9.5-8.el10_2 | [ALSA-2026:33124](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-33124.md) | Jun 29, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-common almalinux 8 | 8.30-21.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:69964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-69964.md) | Sep 22, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-common almalinux 9 | 8.32-41.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:28911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-28911.md) | Jun 24, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-common amzn 2023 | 8.32-30.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2025-1194](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1194.md) | Sep 15, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils-common ol 10 | 0:9.5-8.0.1.el10_2 | [ELSA-2026-33124](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-33124.md) | Jul 16, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-common ol 8 | 0:8.30-21.0.1.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-69964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-69964.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-common ol 9 | 0:8.32-41.0.1.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-28911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-28911.md) | Jun 25, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 8.32-30.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2025-1194](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1194.md) | Sep 15, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils-debugsource amzn 2023 | 8.32-30.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2025-1194](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1194.md) | Sep 15, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils-single RHEL 8 | 0:8.30-21.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:69964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-69964.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-single RHEL 9 | 0:8.32-41.el9_8 | [RHSA-2026:28911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-28911.md) | Jun 29, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-single almalinux 10 | 9.5-8.el10_2 | [ALSA-2026:33124](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-33124.md) | Jun 29, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-single almalinux 8 | 8.30-21.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:69964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-69964.md) | Sep 22, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-single almalinux 9 | 8.32-41.el9_8 | [ALSA-2026:28911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-28911.md) | Jun 24, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-single amzn 2023 | 8.32-30.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2025-1194](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1194.md) | Sep 15, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils-single ol 10 | 0:9.5-8.0.1.el10_2 | [ELSA-2026-33124](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-33124.md) | Jul 16, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-single ol 8 | 0:8.30-21.0.1.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-69964](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-69964.md) | Sep 23, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-single ol 9 | 0:8.32-41.0.1.el9_8 | [ELSA-2026-28911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-28911.md) | Jun 25, 2026 | | Linux | coreutils-single opensuse-leap 15.6 | 8.32-150400.9.9.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:02362-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-02362-1.md) | Jul 18, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils-single-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 8.32-30.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2025-1194](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1194.md) | Sep 15, 2025 | | Linux | coreutils-testsuite opensuse-leap 15.6 | 8.32-150400.9.9.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:02362-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-02362-1.md) | Jul 18, 2025 | | Linux | gnu-coreutils Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 9.7-3ubuntu2.1 | [gnu-coreutils 9.7-3ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-resolute-gnu-coreutils-9.7-3ubuntu2.1.md) | Jul 24, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T19:12:23Z UTC. 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