CVE-2024-0684
published 2024-02-06CVE-2024-0684: 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…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.49%
38.9th percentile
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
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | coreutils | < coreutils 9.5-1 (forky) | coreutils 9.5-1 (forky) |
| gnu | coreutils | — | — |
| gnu | coreutils | — | — |
| gnu | coreutils | — | — |
| gnu | coreutils | >= 0 < 9.5-1 | 9.5-1 |
| gnu | coreutils | >= 0 < 9.5-1 | 9.5-1 |
| msrc | azl3_coreutils_9.4-5_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_coreutils_9.4-6_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_x64 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Microsoft
Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
vendor_msrc·2024-02-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-0684 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
fedora: fedora
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference:
Red Hat
coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
vendor_redhat·2024-01-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-0684 [MEDIUM] CWE-122 coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
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.
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.
Mitigation: Mitigation for t
Debian
CVE-2024-0684: coreutils - A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program. A heap overflow with user...
vendor_debian·2024·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-0684 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-0684: coreutils - A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program. A heap overflow with user...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 9.5-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 9.5-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 9.5-1)
GHSA
GHSA-p8pq-6r4w-c75v: A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program
ghsa_unreviewed·2024-02-06
CVE-2024-0684 [MEDIUM] CWE-122 GHSA-p8pq-6r4w-c75v: A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program
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.
OSV
CVE-2024-0684: A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program
osv·2024-02-06·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2024-0684 [MEDIUM] CVE-2024-0684: A flaw was found in the GNU coreutils "split" program
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2KAURFJIEYY2BWCPN4AZDYCVMFD5J4GB/https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0001/https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2
2024-02-06
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