Packages
- busybox - Tiny utilities for small and embedded systems
Details
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain malformed gzip
archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted gzip archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to
cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-28831)
It was discovered that BusyBox did not properly validate user input when
performing certain arithmetic operations. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-48174)
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain malformed gzip
archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted gzip archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to
cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-28831)
It was discovered that BusyBox did not properly validate user input when
performing certain arithmetic operations. If a user or automated system
were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-48174)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | busybox – 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4+esm1 | ||
| busybox-initramfs – 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4+esm1 | |||
| busybox-static – 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4+esm1 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | busybox – 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm2 | ||
| busybox-initramfs – 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm2 | |||
| busybox-static – 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm2 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | busybox – 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4+esm1 | ||
| busybox-initramfs – 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4+esm1 | |||
| busybox-static – 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1.4+esm1 | |||
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