CVE-2024-58251 Affecting busybox-mdev-openrc package, versions <1.37.0-r6
Threat Intelligence
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- published6 Oct 2025
- disclosed23 Apr 2025
Introduced: 23 Apr 2025
CVE-2024-58251 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest busybox-mdev-openrc to version 1.37.0-r6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox-mdev-openrc package and not the busybox-mdev-openrc package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58251
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrv5-483w-xmr9
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MINI-9w5m-f95v-57hf
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-58251
- https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15922
- https://www.busybox.net
- https://www.busybox.net/downloads/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/23/6