Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting busybox package, versions <1.37.0-150700.18.24.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-BUSYBOX-21349287
  • published21 Oct 2026
  • disclosed20 Oct 2026

Introduced: 20 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-88830  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 busybox to version 1.37.0-150700.18.24.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A unit confusion in BusyBox TLS Montgomery reduction buffer allocation causes a pre-authentication heap buffer overflow when processing a crafted ClientKeyExchange message.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1