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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-124747 EUVD-2026-121042GHSA-7mcj-w43r-5jqf

Busybox: heap buffer overflow in wget ftp resume when the resume offset exceeds the reported file size

Published Nov 10, 2026 · Updated Nov 14, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in BusyBox. When resuming a download over File Transfer Protocol (FTP), the wget utility fails to verify that the resume offset does not exceed the file size reported by the server, resulting in an integer calculation error. A malicious FTP server or an on-path network attacker can exploit this issue by returning crafted file size metadata, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow with attacker-controlled data. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or crash the application, resulting in a denial of service (DoS).

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images — —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 busybox No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS busybox No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS busybox No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS busybox No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS busybox No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS busybox No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS busybox No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS busybox No fix yet —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 busybox No fix yet —

Advisories 1

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