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TI-2013-00155 Aliases CVE-2013-0221GHSA-x3x5-p66w-97q3

The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to…

Priority LOW 30CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The SUSE coreutils-i18n.patch for GNU coreutils allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string to the sort command, when using the (1) -d or (2) -M switch, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow in the alloca function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07238 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:1652 Released 2013-11-20 · Red Hat rating Low
    coreutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) coreutils-8.4-31.el6, coreutils-libs-8.4-31.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) coreutils-8.4-31.el6, coreutils-libs-8.4-31.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) coreutils-8.4-31.el6, coreutils-libs-8.4-31.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) coreutils-8.4-31.el6, coreutils-libs-8.4-31.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1652
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1652
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1652
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1652

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0221
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3x5-p66w-97q3

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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