CVE-2026-38755

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Busybox version 1.38.0

Description A heap overflow occurs in the evalcommand() function (shell/ash.c), which can be triggered by providing crafted input, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). A heap overflow is a memory corruption issue where 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.