CVE-2021-42374

busybox: An out-of-bounds heap read in Busybox's unlzma applet leads to information leak and denial of service when crafted LZ...

CVE-2021-42374 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by busybox 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4, released November 15, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0062
50th percentile

An out-of-bounds heap read in Busybox's unlzma applet leads to information leak and denial of service when crafted LZMA-compressed input is decompressed. This can be triggered by any applet/format that

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
busybox · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1:1.35.0-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42374 Nov 15, 2021
busybox · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1:1.35.0-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42374 Nov 15, 2021
busybox · Debian 14 1:1.35.0-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42374 Nov 15, 2021
busybox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 busybox 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 Nov 15, 2021
busybox · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 busybox 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 Nov 15, 2021
busybox · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 busybox 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 Nov 15, 2021
busybox-initramfs · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 busybox-initramfs 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 Nov 15, 2021
busybox-initramfs · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 busybox-initramfs 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 Nov 15, 2021
busybox-initramfs · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 busybox-initramfs 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 Nov 15, 2021
busybox-static · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 busybox-static 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 Nov 15, 2021
busybox-static · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 busybox-static 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 Nov 15, 2021
busybox-static · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 busybox-static 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 Nov 15, 2021
busybox-syslogd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 busybox-syslogd 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 Nov 15, 2021
busybox-syslogd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 busybox-syslogd 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 Nov 15, 2021
busybox-syslogd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 busybox-syslogd 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 Nov 15, 2021
udhcpc · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 udhcpc 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 Nov 15, 2021
udhcpc · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 udhcpc 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 Nov 15, 2021
udhcpc · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 udhcpc 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 Nov 15, 2021
udhcpd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 udhcpd 1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4 Nov 15, 2021
udhcpd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 udhcpd 1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4 Nov 15, 2021
udhcpd · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 udhcpd 1:1.30.1-7ubuntu2 Nov 15, 2021

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