busybox: This update for busybox, busybox-links fixes the following issues: Updated to version 1.37.0 (jsc#PED-13039): - C...
CVE-2023-42363 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by busybox 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1, released November 27, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
This update for busybox, busybox-links fixes the following issues: Updated to version 1.37.0 (jsc#PED-13039): - CVE-2023-42363: Fixed use-after-free vulnerability in xasprintf function in xfuncs_printf.c (bsc#1217580) - CVE-2023-42364: Fixed use-after-free in the awk.c evaluate function (bsc#1217584) - CVE-2023-42365: Fixed use-after-free in the awk.c copyvar function (bsc#1217585) Other fixes: - fix generation of file lists via Dockerfile - add copy of busybox.links from the container to catch changes to busybox config - Blacklist creating links for halt, reboot, shutdown commands to avoid accidental use in a fully booted system (bsc#1243201) - Add getfattr applet to attr filelist - busybox-udhcpc conflicts with udhcp. - Add new sub-package for udhcpc - zgrep: don't set the label option as only the real grep supports it (bsc#1215943) - Add conflict for coreutils-systemd, package got splitted - Check in filelists instead of buildrequiring all non-busybox utils - Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (bsc#1206798) - Create sub-package 'hexedit' [bsc#1203399] - Create sub-package 'sha3sum' [bsc#1203397] - Drop update-alternatives support - Add provides smtp_daemon to busybox-sendmail - Add conflicts: mawk to busybox-gawk - fix mkdir path to point to /usr/bin instead of /bin - add placeholder variable and ignore applet logic to busybox.install - enable halt, poweroff, reboot commands (bsc#1243201) - Fully enable udhcpc and document that this tool needs special configuration and does not work out of the box [bsc#1217883] - Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (bsc#1206798)
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| busybox · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42363 | Nov 27, 2023 |
| busybox · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:1.37.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42363 | Nov 27, 2023 |
| busybox · Debian 14 | 1:1.37.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42363 | Nov 27, 2023 |
| busybox · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | busybox 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | Nov 27, 2023 |
| busybox · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | busybox 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| busybox · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | busybox 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| busybox · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 1.37.0-150500.10.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03271-2 | Sep 23, 2025 |
| busybox · sles 15.6 | 1.37.0-150500.10.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03271-1 | Sep 23, 2025 |
| busybox · sles 15.7 | 1.37.0-150700.18.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03205-1 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| busybox-initramfs · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | busybox-initramfs 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | Nov 27, 2023 |
| busybox-initramfs · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | busybox-initramfs 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| busybox-initramfs · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | busybox-initramfs 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| busybox-links · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 1.37.0-150500.7.7.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:03271-2 | Sep 23, 2025 |
| busybox-static · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | busybox-static 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | Nov 27, 2023 |
| busybox-static · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | busybox-static 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| busybox-static · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | busybox-static 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| busybox-syslogd · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | busybox-syslogd 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | Nov 27, 2023 |
| busybox-syslogd · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | busybox-syslogd 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| busybox-syslogd · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | busybox-syslogd 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| trivy · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 0.54.1-bp156.2.3.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:0269-1 | Aug 30, 2024 |
| udhcpc · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | udhcpc 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | Nov 27, 2023 |
| udhcpc · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | udhcpc 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| udhcpc · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | udhcpc 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| udhcpd · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | udhcpd 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu3.1 | Nov 27, 2023 |
| udhcpd · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | udhcpd 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| udhcpd · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | udhcpd 1:1.36.1-6ubuntu4 | Jan 16, 2026 |
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