CVE-2021-42378
CVE-2021-42378
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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
CVSS 7.2 · High · EPSS 2.7% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
busybox
- Versions
- ≥ unspecified, < 1.34.0: Affected (custom)
Update to 1.34.0
busybox Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:1.35.0-1
Update to 1:1.35.0-1
busybox Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:1.35.0-1
Update to 1:1.35.0-1
busybox Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:1.35.0-1
Update to 1:1.35.0-1
busybox Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:1.20.0-8.1ubuntu1
- 1:1.20.0-9ubuntu1
- 1:1.20.0-9ubuntu2
- 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1
- 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4
- 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4+esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
busybox Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1
- 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4
- 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1
- 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
busybox Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:1.22.0-19ubuntu2
- 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu3
- 1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
- 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu2
- 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3
- 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.1
- 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2
- 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4
Update to 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4
busybox Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu4
- 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu5
- 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6
- 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.1
- 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.2
- 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4
Update to 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4
busybox Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:1.30.1-6ubuntu3
- 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2
Update to 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2
Original sources
- https://jfrog.com/blog/unboxing-busybox-14-new-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-claroty-and-jfrog/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UQXGOGWBIYWOIVXJVRKHZR34UMEHQBXS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T2TURBYYJGBMQTTN2DSOAIQGP7WCPGV/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0002/
- https://claroty.com/team82/research/unboxing-busybox-14-vulnerabilities-uncovered-by-claroty-jfrog
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00012.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42378