Highest advisory severityMedium 2 vendors · 2 advisories

CVE-2025-5278: GNU Coreutils Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. Medium advisory severity (CVSS 4.4, NetApp).

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CVE-2025-5278 key facts

CISA KEV: Not listed (catalog checked Nov 10, 2026)
Highest advisory severity: Medium
CVSS base score: 4.4 (NetApp), 4.4 (Red Hat)
Fixed releases: Red Hat: coreutils-0:9.5-8.el10_2, coreutils-0:8.30-21.el8_10, coreutils-0:8.32-41.el9_8, cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9:1791371080, cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9:1791371069, cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9:1791788287 and 44 more in the advisory
Vendor advisories: 2 from NetApp, Red Hat
VulniPulse record: Published Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Oct 5, 2026

Scores, vectors, weaknesses and fixed releases are quoted from vendor advisories that cover only CVE-2025-5278; bulletin-wide values are not repeated here.

Is CVE-2025-5278 exploited?

No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2025-5278 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked Nov 10, 2026) and no tracked advisory for it reports exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.

How do I fix CVE-2025-5278?

Upgrade to a fixed release named by the vendor:

Red Hat: coreutils-0:9.5-8.el10_2, coreutils-0:8.30-21.el8_10, coreutils-0:8.32-41.el9_8, cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9:1791371080, cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9:1791371069, cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9:1791788287

NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice. (NetApp)
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. (Red Hat)

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Vendor advisory comparison

NetApp

1 advisory

Advisory severityMedium4.4
Medium [CVE-2025-5278] GNU Coreutils Vulnerability in NetApp Products
NTAP-20260102-0011Source published Jan 2, 2026Source updated Oct 5, 2026
Multiple NetApp products incorporate GNU Coreutils. GNU Coreutils versions 7.2 through 9.7 are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to disclosure of sensitive information or Denial of Service (DoS). Affected products: NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S. NetApp reports that one or more additional products remain under investigation; review the canonical advisory for current status. NetApp states there is no workaround available at this time.
Affected products in this advisory
NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S
Source-reported affected versions
Affected-version details not available in this record.
Source-reported fixed versions
No fixed-version detail extracted. This does not mean no fix exists.
Mitigation guidance
NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
Full advisory and evidence Open source bulletin

Red Hat

1 advisory

Advisory severityMedium4.4
Medium [CVE-2025-5278] heap buffer under-read in gnu coreutils sort via key specification
CVE-2025-5278Source published May 27, 2025Source updated May 27, 2025
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. The severity of this issue is considered Moderate rather than Critical because successful exploitation requires the use of the traditional key specification syntax with an exceptionally large character position value, which is uncommon in typical usage. Although the vulnerability can lead to a heap buffer overflow resulting in a read one byte before the allocated buffer, it does not enable code execution, privilege escalation, or direct compromise of data confidentiality or integrity.…
Affected products in this advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17
11 more entries in the full advisory.
Source-reported affected versions
Affected-version details not available in this record.
Source-reported fixed versions
coreutils-0:9.5-8.el10_2
coreutils-0:8.30-21.el8_10
coreutils-0:8.32-41.el9_8
cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9:1791371080
46 more entries in the full advisory.
Mitigation guidance
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.
Full advisory and evidence Open source bulletin

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