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CVE-2026-88842 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.3 LOWVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:81391	[email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88842	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531355	[email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-125	Out-of-bounds Read	[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Oct 15, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 14, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]
Oct 14, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP