vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-16544: Code Injection
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 20, 2017 | Nov 24, 2017 | Jun 18, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 20, 2017
Added
Nov 24, 2017
Modified
Jun 18, 2026
Description
In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-busybox
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