OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22040-1: busybox security update

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22040-1, released October 6, 2026, fixes 5 CVEs in busybox (version 1.37.0-160000.7.1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

7.5

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0042

36th percentile

Priority of the 5 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 2
                                Routine 3

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
busybox	opensuse-leap 16.0	1.37.0-160000.7.1

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2026-38754	A heap overflow in the ifsbreakup() function (shell/ash.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input.	7.5	0.0024	None reported
High	CVE-2026-38755	A heap overflow in the evalcommand() function (shell/ash.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input.	7.5	0.0021	None reported
Routine	CVE-2023-42366	busybox: A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.	5.5	0.0042	None reported
Routine	CVE-2026-38752	A stack overflow in the evaluate() function (editors/awk.c) of BusyBox commit 371fe9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.	2.9	0.0021	None reported
Routine	CVE-2026-38753	A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.	4.9	0.0015	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2026-38754

SUSE-SU-2026:24154-1
busybox on sles 16.0
SUSE-SU-2026:3933-1
busybox on sles 15.7
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-38754
busybox on Debian 14

Vendor advisory

https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:22040-1

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