Busybox: busybox: dpkg read_package_field() steps past nul terminator, causing out-of-bounds read on malformed .deb packages (Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.12 % · percentile 2 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
BusyBox dpkg read_package_field() steps past a NUL terminator on malformed .deb packages, causing an out-of-bounds heap read.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-85510
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-88835
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat · Red Hat Hardened Images | unaffected 1.37.0-9.1.hum1 < * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |