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Security
A vulnerability in BusyBox might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | sys-apps/busybox on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.32.1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.32.1 |
BusyBox is a set of tools for embedded systems and is a replacement for GNU Coreutils.
It was discovered that BusyBox mishandled the error bit on the huft_build result pointer when decompressing GZIP compressed data.
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted GZIP file using BusyBox, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All BusyBox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/busybox-1.32.1"
Release date
May 26, 2021
Latest revision
May 26, 2021: 1
Severity
low
Exploitable
local, remote
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