Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting busybox package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BUSYBOX-18017836
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed15 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-38754  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow through the ifsbreakup function. An attacker can trigger a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying specially crafted input.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1