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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28831
decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or segmentation...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.35.0-1"}]}]
Debian:13
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.35.0-1"}]}]
Debian:14
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.35.0-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org