Out-of-bounds Read Affecting busybox package, versions [0,]
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- published24 Sept 2026
- disclosed23 Sept 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 23 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-88835 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for busybox.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read in the read_package_field function when processing malformed .deb packages. An attacker can cause a crash or potentially access adjacent heap memory by submitting a specially crafted .deb file to the affected applet.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by avoiding the use of the dpkg applet to process untrusted .deb packages and using the full dpkg implementation for Debian package handling.