CVE-2026-88842

Published: Oct 14, 2026Modified: Oct 15, 2026

3.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 1.4

Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

Description

A flaw was found in BusyBox dpkg. The write_status_file() function does not reset a field cursor between package stanzas. When two packages are removed in a single invocation and the first stanza is larger than the second, the second package stanza can be dropped from the status file, causing limited data corruption.

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (3)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:81391

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88842

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531355

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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