Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | busybox | 1:1.27.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | busybox | 1:1.27.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | busybox | 1:1.27.2-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | busybox | 1:1.22.0-19+deb9u1 | DLA-2559-1 |
| Debian 8 | busybox | 1:1.22.0-9+deb8u2 | DLA-1445-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | busybox | 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3 | USN-3935-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | busybox | 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4 | USN-3935-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | busybox | 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4 | USN-3935-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP4 | busybox | 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3959-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | busybox +1 | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | busybox +1 | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | busybox +1 | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
| SLES 15 | busybox | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
Show 20 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | busybox | 1.35.0-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | busybox | 1.35.0-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | busybox | 1.35.0-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | busybox | 1.35.0-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | busybox +1 | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | busybox | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | busybox | 1.35.0-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | busybox | 1.35.0-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 |
| SLE Real Time 15 SP2 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-2 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | busybox +1 | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | busybox | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | busybox | 1.35.0-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | busybox | 1.35.0-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | busybox +1 | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | busybox | 1.35.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11738-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | busybox | 1.35.0-150400.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3959-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | busybox +1 | 1.26.2-4.5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1, openSUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | virtualbox | 6.1.34-lp153.2.27.2 | openSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | virtualbox-kmp | 6.1.34-lp153.2.27.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | busybox +1 | 1.26.2-lp152.5.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:1408-1 |
Advisories 13
- DLA-2559-1 busybox - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1445-1 busybox - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- USN-3935-1 busybox vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 Security update for busybox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3959-1 Security update for busybox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:0135-2 Security update for busybox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 Security update for busybox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 Security update for busybox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11738-1 busybox-1.35.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:3531-1 Security update for busybox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1 Security update for busybox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:1408-1 Security update for busybox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- VDE-2019-013 WAGO: Multiple Vulnerabilities in industrial managed switches CERT@VDE · Jun 12, 2019
References
- [oss-security] 20151021 Re: CVE Request: BusyBox tar directory traversal mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274215
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180727 [SECURITY] [DLA 1445-1] busybox security update mailing-list
- USN-3935-1 vendor-advisory
- 20190612 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series mailing-list
- 20190613 SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
- 20200827 SEC Consult SA-20200827-0 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ZTE mobile Hotspot MS910S mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210215 [SECURITY] [DLA 2559-1] busybox security update mailing-list