SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:3908-1 (busybox)
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| Subject: | SUSE-SU-2026:3908-1: moderate: Security update for busybox | |
| Date: | Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:32:18 -0000 | |
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# Security update for busybox Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3908-1 Release Date: 2026-09-01T09:43:09Z Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1217586 * bsc#1271544 * bsc#1271545 * bsc#1271547 * bsc#1271548 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-42366 * CVE-2026-38752 * CVE-2026-38753 * CVE-2026-38754 * CVE-2026-38755 CVSS scores: * CVE-2023-42366 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2023-42366 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2026-38752 ( SUSE ): 4.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-38752 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-38752 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2026-38752 ( NVD ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-38753 ( SUSE ): 4.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-38753 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L * CVE-2026-38753 ( NVD ): 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L * CVE-2026-38753 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2026-38754 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-38754 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-38754 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2026-38754 ( NVD ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-38755 ( SUSE ): 4.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-38755 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L * CVE-2026-38755 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2026-38755 ( NVD ): 2.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed. ## Description: This update for busybox fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-42366: heap buffer overflow in the `next_token` function of `editors/awk.c` (bsc#1217586). * CVE-2026-38752: stack buffer overflow in the `evaluate()` function of `editors/awk.c` (bsc#1271544). * CVE-2026-38753: use-after-free in the `awk_sub()` function of `editors/awk.c` (bsc#1271545). * CVE-2026-38754: heap buffer overflow in `ifsbreakup()` function of `shell/ash.c` (bsc#1271547). * CVE-2026-38755: heap buffer overflow in `evalcommand()` function of `shell/ash.c` (bsc#1271548). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3908=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch) * busybox-syslogd-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-procps-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-util-linux-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-misc-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-patch-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-xz-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-adduser-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-unzip-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-man-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-kmod-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-links-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-vi-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-psmisc-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-grep-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-dos2unix-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-gawk-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-findutils-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-tftp-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-which-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-iproute2-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-whois-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-ncurses-utils-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-sysvinit-tools-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-iputils-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-net-tools-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-bc-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-diffutils-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-policycoreutils-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-gzip-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-wget-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-vlan-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-tar-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-traceroute-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-netcat-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-tunctl-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-selinux-tools-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-sed-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-bzip2-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-ed-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-telnet-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-sharutils-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-sh-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-attr-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-sendmail-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-hostname-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-time-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-coreutils-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-bind-utils-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-less-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-cpio-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * busybox-kbd-1.35.0-150400.4.9.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * busybox-static-1.35.0-150400.3.20.1 * busybox-1.35.0-150400.3.20.1 * busybox-testsuite-1.35.0-150400.3.20.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 x86_64) * busybox-warewulf3-1.35.0-150400.3.20.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42366.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-38752.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-38753.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-38754.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-38755.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217586 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271544 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271545 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271547 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271548
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