Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2024· Updated Nov 4, 2025
Coreutils: heap overflow in split --line-bytes with very long lines
CVE-2024-0684
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.
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References
3- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2mitre
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