MEDIUM 4.4 Microsoft
CVE-2025-5278
Coreutils: heap buffer under-read in gnu coreutils sort via key specification
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: Coreutils: heap buffer under-read in gnu coreutils sort via key specification
Affected Products
- azl3 coreutils 9.4-6 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 coreutils 9.4-7 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5278
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5278
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 was published on 2026-08-06 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 coreutils 9.4-6 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 coreutils 9.4-7 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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