Use After Free Affecting busybox package, versions <1.36.1-r7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE318-BUSYBOX-7249265
  • published12 Jun 2024
  • disclosed27 Nov 2023

Introduced: 27 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-42364  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.18 busybox to version 1.36.1-r7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox package and not the busybox package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.18 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.

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