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Vulnerability · SUSE-SU-2026:24137-1

Security update for busybox

Published Oct 10, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Security update for busybox

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for SUSE-SU-2026:24137-1. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Security update for busybox with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Security update for busybox).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 busybox

This update for busybox fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-88830: unit confusion in TLS Montgomery reduction buffer allocation causes a pre-authentication heap buffer overflow when processing a crafted message (bsc#1282575). - CVE-2026-88831: httpd silently fails open when IP deny rules contain invalid CIDR prefix lengths (bsc#1282550). - CVE-2026-88832: romfs volume ID parsing uses unbounded on attacker-controlled metadata and allows for a heap buffer overflow when crafted filesystem images are processed (bsc#1282576). - CVE-2026-88835: dpkg read_package_field() steps past NUL terminator, causing out-of-bounds read on malformed .deb packages (bsc#1282551). - CVE-2026-88837: httpd misidentifies yescrypt password hashes as plaintext (bsc#1282552). - CVE-2026-88839: passwd/group parser writes heap pointers out of bounds due to stale tokenize() endpoint (bsc#1282568). - CVE-2026-88841: OOB read and silent memory corruption of the status file due to failing to reset the cursor between package stanzas (bsc#1282653).

Are you affected?

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  • SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 busybox0 → 1.36.1-159998.1.1

How to fix SUSE-SU-2026:24137-1

  • Recommended remediation

    A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for SUSE-SU-2026:24137-1. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Security update for busybox with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 1.36.1-159998.1.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 10, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    This update for busybox fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-88830: unit confusion in TLS Montgomery reduction buffer allocation causes a pre-authentication heap buffer overflow when processing a crafted message (bsc#1282575). - CVE-2026-88831: httpd silently fails open when IP deny rules contain invalid CIDR prefix lengths (bsc#1282550). - CVE-2026-88832: romfs volume ID parsing uses unbounded

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    busybox fixed in 1.36.1-159998.1.1

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    busybox fixed in 1.36.1-159998.1.1

  4. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    This update for busybox fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-88830: unit confusion in TLS Montgomery reduction buffer allocation causes a pre-authentication heap buffer overflow when processing a crafted message (bsc#1282575). - CVE-2026-88831: httpd silently fails open when IP deny rules contain invalid CIDR prefix lengths (bsc#1282550). - CVE-2026-88832: romfs volume ID parsing uses unbounded

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 15, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.