CVE-2025-5278: Coreutils: heap buffer under-read in gnu coreutils sort via key specification

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.4)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2025-May

Released

2026-07-25

Last Updated

2026-08-07

EPSS Score

0.29% (percentile: 21.6%)

Affected Products (2)

Other

• 19924-17084
• 21641-17084

Revision History

• 2026-07-25: Information published.
• 2026-08-07: Information published.