Link Following Affecting busybox package, versions <0:1.37.0-9.4.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-BUSYBOX-20716785
  • published10 Oct 2026
  • disclosed9 Oct 2026

Introduced: 9 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-108119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 busybox to version 0:1.37.0-9.4.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:81391.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox package and not the busybox package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in busybox. The tar applet's deferred link-creation handling for symlink and hardlink entries with unsafe-looking targets does not validate that the resolved destination remains inside the extraction directory once the deferred link is created. An attacker can craft a tar archive using a symlink target of exactly '..' combined with a deferred hardlink to create a new file outside the extraction directory, or reuse an extraction directory across two archives to replace an existing file outside it. If the archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to privilege escalation or arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1