CVE-2026-88842

low

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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-100957

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-14

Updated: 2026-10-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

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

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00151