Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting busybox package, versions <1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.68% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-BUSYBOX-1087806
  • published20 Mar 2021
  • disclosed19 Mar 2021

Introduced: 19 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-28831  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-755  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 busybox to version 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1