CVE-2026-88839

NameCVE-2026-88839
DescriptionBusyBox passwd/group tokenize() references a stale endpoint pointer after trimming, causing an out-of-bounds write of heap pointers.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
busybox (PTS)bookworm1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie1:1.37.0-6vulnerable
forky, sid1:1.38.0-3vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
busyboxsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

[trixie] - busybox <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531353

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