Description
huft_build in archival/libarchive/decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox before 1.27.2 misuses a pointer, causing segfaults and an application crash during an unzip operation on a specially crafted ZIP file.
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 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | busybox | 1:1.17.1-8+deb6u11 | DLA-337-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | busybox | 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2 | 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 | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SLES 15 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
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 | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| 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 | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | busybox | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| 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 | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
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 | 1.34.1-4.9.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1 |
| 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 |
Advisories 11
- DLA-2559-1 busybox - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-337-1 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
- 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-2022:4253-1 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
- https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=1de25a6e87e0e627aa34298105a3d17c60a1f44e
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180727 [SECURITY] [DLA 1445-1] busybox security update mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/25/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/803097
- 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
- 20190904 SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X mailing-list
- 20190904 SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.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
- 20220617 SEC Consult SA-20220615-0 :: Hardcoded Backdoor User and Outdated Software Components in Nexans FTTO GigaSwitch series mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167552/Nexans-FTTO-GigaSwitch-Outdated-Components-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html