Use After Free Affecting busybox package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-BUSYBOX-6091892
  • published28 Nov 2023
  • disclosed28 Nov 2023

Introduced: 28 Nov 2023

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

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 busybox.

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:6 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.

CVSS Scores

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