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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-88835
BusyBox dpkg read_package_field() steps past a NUL terminator on malformed .deb packages, causing an out-of-bounds heap read.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
BusyBox dpkg read_package_field() steps past a NUL terminator on malformed .deb packages, causing an out-of-bounds heap read.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:13
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:14
busybox
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org