Summary
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain malformed gzip
archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted gzip archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to
cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-28831)
It was discovered that BusyBox did not properly validate user input when
performing certain arithmetic operations. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-48174)
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | busybox | 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4+esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | busybox | 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm2 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | busybox | 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4+esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.5
decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit on the huft_build result pointer, with a resulta…
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Unscored —
There is a stack overflow vulnerability in ash.c:6030 in busybox before 1.35. In the environment of Internet of Vehicle…