vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-42378: BusyBox: Multiple Vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 15, 2021 | Jul 9, 2024 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 15, 2021
Added
Jul 9, 2024
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the getvar_i function
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-apps-busybox
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