Out-of-bounds Write Affecting busybox-warewulf3 package, versions <1.37.0-160000.7.1


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-SLES1600-BUSYBOXWAREWULF3-21004296
  • published16 Oct 2026
  • disclosed6 Oct 2026

Introduced: 6 Oct 2026

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 busybox-warewulf3 to version 1.37.0-160000.7.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream busybox-warewulf3 package and not the busybox-warewulf3 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 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