PT-2026-60312 · Busybox · Busybox
CVE-2026-38752
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Published
2026-07-15
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Updated
2026-09-03
CVSS v3.1
5.1
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
BusyBox (affected versions not specified)
Description
A stack overflow occurs in the
evaluate() function (editors/awk.c) when processing a specially crafted AWK script, which can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS). A stack overflow is a condition where a program exceeds the memory limit allocated for its call stack, typically causing the application to crash.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
DoS
Stack Overflow
Uncontrolled Recursion
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Affected Products
Busybox