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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-5278

A flaw was found in GNU Coreutils.

Published May 27, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.2

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5278. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.2 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.29%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.2 patch: 1782501195

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.

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  • vendor Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.2 patch: 1782501195patch: 1782501195

How to fix CVE-2025-5278

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5278. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.2 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.10.2 patch: 1782501195 patch: 1782501195. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow. EPSS 0.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 27, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

  3. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5278

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-5278

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16308

    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 cra

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5278

    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 cra

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.