CVE-2026-88842 — Busybox: busybox: dpkg stale field_start pointer causes out-of-bounds read and status file corruption

CVE-2026-88842

Busybox: busybox: dpkg stale field_start pointer causes out-of-bounds read and status file corruption PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

A flaw was found in BusyBox dpkg. The write_status_file() function does not reset a field cursor between package stanzas. When two packages are removed in a single invocation and the first stanza is larger than the second, the second package stanza can be dropped from the status file, causing limited data corruption.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images	unaffected 1.37.0-9.4.hum1 before *

CWE

CWE-125

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:81391
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88842
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531355

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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