Buffer overflow in Red Hat Cost Management 4
CVE-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 crash or leak sensitive data.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (14.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Red Hat Cost Management 4 — versions 1783539156
- Red Hat Cost Management Metrics Operator 4 — versions 1783539156
- Red Hat Discovery 2 — versions 1782756541, 1784821670
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:9.5-8.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:8.32-41.el9_8
- Red Hat Insights Proxy 1.5 — versions 1782890503
- Red Hat In-vehicle Operating System 1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
- secalert@redhat.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5278?
- CVE-2025-5278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Cost Management 4, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-05-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5278?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5278 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.