| Name | CVE-2021-28831 |
| Description | decompress_gunzip.c in BusyBox through 1.32.1 mishandles the error bit on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2614-1, DLA-4019-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 985674 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| busybox (PTS) | bullseye | 1:1.30.1-6 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 1:1.30.1-6+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:1.35.0-4 | fixed | |
| trixie | 1:1.37.0-6 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 1:1.37.0-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| busybox | source | stretch | 1:1.22.0-19+deb9u2 | DLA-2614-1 | ||
| busybox | source | bullseye | 1:1.30.1-6+deb11u1 | DLA-4019-1 | ||
| busybox | source | (unstable) | 1:1.35.0-1 | 985674 |
[buster] - busybox <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=f25d254dfd4243698c31a4f3153d4ac72aa9e9bd