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Medium USN-6961-1 4 CVEs

busybox vulnerabilities

Published Aug 14, 2024 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

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 a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2022-48174)

It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly managed memory when evaluating
certain awk expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-42363, CVE-2023-42364, CVE-2023-42365)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS busybox 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.5
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS busybox 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS busybox 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1

Vulnerabilities 4

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-48174
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42363
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42364
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42365