{
  "cveId": "CVE-2023-42363",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42363",
  "summary": "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.",
  "title": "busybox: This update for busybox, busybox-links fixes the following issues:\n\nUpdated to version 1.37.0 (jsc#PED-13039):\n\n  - C...",
  "description": "This update for busybox, busybox-links fixes the following issues:\n\nUpdated to version 1.37.0 (jsc#PED-13039):\n\n  - CVE-2023-42363: Fixed use-after-free vulnerability in xasprintf function in xfuncs_printf.c (bsc#1217580)\n  - CVE-2023-42364: Fixed use-after-free in the awk.c evaluate function (bsc#1217584)\n  - CVE-2023-42365: Fixed use-after-free in the awk.c copyvar function (bsc#1217585)\n\nOther fixes:\n\n  - fix generation of file lists via Dockerfile \n  - add copy of busybox.links from the container to catch changes\n    to busybox config\n  - Blacklist creating links for halt, reboot, shutdown commands to avoid accidental\n    use in a fully booted system (bsc#1243201) \n  - Add getfattr applet to attr filelist\n  - busybox-udhcpc conflicts with udhcp.\n  - Add new sub-package for udhcpc\n  - zgrep: don\u0027t set the label option as only the real grep\n    supports it (bsc#1215943)\n  - Add conflict for coreutils-systemd, package got splitted\n  - Check in filelists instead of buildrequiring all non-busybox utils\n  - Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (bsc#1206798)\n  - Create sub-package \u0027hexedit\u0027 [bsc#1203399]\n  - Create sub-package \u0027sha3sum\u0027 [bsc#1203397]\n  - Drop update-alternatives support\n  - Add provides smtp_daemon to busybox-sendmail\n  - Add conflicts: mawk to busybox-gawk\n  - fix mkdir path to point to /usr/bin instead of /bin\n  - add placeholder variable and ignore applet logic to busybox.install \n  - enable halt, poweroff, reboot commands (bsc#1243201) \n  - Fully enable udhcpc and document that this tool needs special\n    configuration and does not work out of the box [bsc#1217883]\n  - Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (bsc#1206798)",
  "published": "2023-11-27T14:15:00Z",
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss": 5.5,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.00424,
  "epssPercentile": 0.36943,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
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