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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD3.3 Low

CVE-2026-88842

Busybox: busybox: dpkg stale field_start pointer causes out-of-bounds read and status file corruption

Description

A flaw was found in BusyBox dpkg. The write_status_file() function does not reset a field cursor between package stanzas. When two packages are removed in a single invocation and the first stanza is larger than the second, the second package stanza can be dropped from the status file, causing limited data corruption.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images

Default version status: affected

  • 1.37.0-9.4.hum1 to < *unaffected

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