Description
BusyBox through 1.35.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if netstat is used to print a DNS PTR record's value to a VT compatible terminal. Alternatively, the attacker could choose to change the terminal's colors.
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.
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | busybox | 1.35.0-r7 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | busybox | 1.35.0-r7 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | busybox | 1.35.0-r7 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | busybox | 1.35.0-r7 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | busybox | 1.35.0-r7 | — |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | busybox | 1.35.0-r7 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | busybox | 1.35.0-r7 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | busybox | 1.35.0-r7 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | busybox | 1.35.0-r7 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | busybox | 1.34.1-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | busybox | 1.33.1-r7 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | busybox | 1.32.1-r8 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | busybox | 1.31.1-r22 | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | busybox | 1.36.1-3 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | busybox | 1.35.0-2 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | busybox | 1.35.0-r3 | — |
Advisories 6
- WID-SEC-2022-0612 BusyBox: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 15, 2026
- VDE-2026-049 Balluff GmbH: Multiple Vulnerabilities Affecting BNI EGW-720-007-K095 and BAV MA-NC-00025-01 CERT@VDE · Jun 30, 2026
- VDE-2022-046 PHOENIX CONTACT: Multiple Linux component vulnerabilities in PLCnext Firmware CERT@VDE · May 22, 2025
- ICSA-23-166-10 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP BIOS CISA ICS & IT advisories · Apr 9, 2024
- SSA-831302 SSA-831302: Vulnerabilities in the BIOS of the SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP before V1.3.0 Siemens ProductCERT · Apr 9, 2024
- WID-SEC-2023-1432 Siemens SIMATIC S7: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 22, 2023