Description
BusyBox dpkg write_status_file() does not reset a stale field cursor between package stanzas, causing out-of-bounds reads and status file corruption when removing multiple packages.
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Description | BusyBox dpkg write_status_file() does not reset a stale field cursor between package stanzas, causing out-of-bounds reads and status file corruption when removing multiple packages. | |
| Title | busybox: busybox: dpkg write_status_file() stale cursor causes out-of-bounds read and status file corruption | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
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CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read