PT-2026-60313 · Busybox · Busybox

CVE-2026-38754

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Published

2026-07-15

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Updated

2026-09-03

CVSS v3.1

5.1

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Busybox version 1.38.0
Description A heap overflow occurs in the ifsbreakup() function (located in shell/ash.c). This issue allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by providing a specially crafted input. A heap overflow is a memory corruption error that happens when a program writes more data to a heap-allocated memory block than it can hold.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Out of bounds Read

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

AZL-92484
CVE-2026-38754
ECHO-D18B-2042-FD80
OESA-2026-3312
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11605-1
RHSA-2026:41130
SUSE-SU-2026:3900-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3933-1

Affected Products

Busybox