CVE-2026-88835

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1

Description

BusyBox dpkg read_package_field() steps past a NUL terminator on malformed .deb packages, causing an out-of-bounds heap read.

Timeline

Published:September 23rd, 2026 6:17 PM

Last modified:September 23rd, 2026 7:40 PM

CVSS Scoring

CVSS v3: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

References & Reports

Advisories, patches, and third-party reports

Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute