Description
BusyBox dpkg read_package_field() steps past a NUL terminator on malformed .deb packages, causing an out-of-bounds heap read.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Do not use the BusyBox dpkg applet to process untrusted .deb packages. Use the full dpkg implementation if Debian package handling is needed.

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History

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description BusyBox dpkg read_package_field() steps past a NUL terminator on malformed .deb packages, causing an out-of-bounds heap read.
Title Busybox: busybox: dpkg read_package_field() steps past nul terminator, causing out-of-bounds read on malformed .deb packages
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}


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Redhat Hummingbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T17:45:27.703Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T09:42:04.559Z

Link: CVE-2026-88835

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T18:17:10.350

Modified: 2026-09-23T18:17:10.350

Link: CVE-2026-88835

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses