1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6961-1

USN-6961-1: BusyBox vulnerabilities

Publication date

14 August 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in BusyBox.

Releases

Packages

  • busybox - Tiny utilities for small and embedded systems

Details

It was discovered that BusyBox did not properly validate user input when
performing certain arithmetic operations. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2022-48174)

It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly managed memory when evaluating
certain awk expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-42363, CVE-2023-42364, CVE-2023-42365)

It was discovered that BusyBox did not properly validate user input when
performing certain arithmetic operations. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2022-48174)

It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly managed memory when evaluating
certain awk expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-42363, CVE-2023-42364, CVE-2023-42365)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble busybox –  1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1
busybox-initramfs –  1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1
busybox-static –  1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1
22.04 jammy busybox –  1:1.30.1-7ubuntu3.1
busybox-initramfs –  1:1.30.1-7ubuntu3.1
busybox-static –  1:1.30.1-7ubuntu3.1
20.04 focal busybox –  1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.5
busybox-initramfs –  1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.5
busybox-static –  1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.5

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