CVE-2024-0684
coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 18, 2024
Updated · October 15, 2026
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.
Statement
This flaw is only present in coreutils 9.2, 9.3 and 9.4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not affected by this CVE as it ships an older version of coreutils that does not include the affected code.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow