Description
A 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.
Affected products
gnu: coreutils
References9
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948 Issue TrackingPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2 Mailing ListPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948 Issue TrackingPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2 Mailing ListPatch
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684 Third Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]…
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0001/
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 42 · as of 5 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-122CWE-787
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