QID 353116

Date Published: 2022-01-24

QID 353116: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for busybox : ALAS-2022-1558

A flaw was found in busybox, where it did not properly sanitize while processing a crafted shell command, leading to a denial of service.
The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (
( CVE-2021-42376) a flaw was found in busybox, where it did not properly sanitize while processing a crafted awk pattern, leading to possible code execution.
The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. (
( CVE-2021-42378) a flaw was found in busybox, where it did not properly sanitize while processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file function, leading to possible code execution.
( CVE-2021-42379) a flaw was found in busybox, where it did not properly sanitize while processing a crafted awk pattern in the handle_special function, leading to possible code execution.
( CVE-2021-42384) a flaw was found in busybox, where it did not properly sanitize while processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function, leading to possible code execution.
( CVE-2021-42385) a flaw was found in busybox, where it did not properly sanitize while processing a crafted awk pattern in the nvalloc function, leading to possible code execution.
( CVE-2021-42386)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS-2022-1558 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS-2022-1558 Amazon Linux URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2022-1558.html
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