Out-of-bounds Write Affecting busybox-static package, versions <1.37.0-150700.18.21.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-BUSYBOXSTATIC-19680334
  • published11 Sept 2026
  • disclosed3 Sept 2026

Introduced: 3 Sep 2026

CVE-2023-42366  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 busybox-static to version 1.37.0-150700.18.21.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox-static package and not the busybox-static package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1