Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-0684
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerfedora
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-02-06 09:15:52 UTC
Updated2026-10-15 01:17:18 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program. A heap overflow with user-controlled data of multiple hundred bytes in length could occur in the line_bytes_split() function, potentially leading to an application crash and denial of service.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-122 | CWE-787 | CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Coreutils 9.2 All All All
Application Gnu Coreutils 9.3 All All All
Application Gnu Coreutils 9.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected V1.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/messag... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2024-01-18T00:00:00.000ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2024-01-18T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 285029 Fedora Security Update for coreutils (FEDORA-2024-6b85e8848f)
  • 510694 Alpine Linux Security Update for coreutils
  • 510698 Alpine Linux Security Update for coreutils

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