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

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

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CVE-2024-0684

Primary source · Revision 1

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Source reference: cve:CVE-2024-0684

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "v9.2"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "v9.3"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "v9.4"
      },
      {
        "status": "unaffected",
        "version": "v9.5"
      }
    ],
    "packageName": "coreutils",
    "collectionURL": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
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CVE-2024-0684

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medium

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#26393 · Revision 1
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