CVE-2026-88842
ADVISORY - nistSummary
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.
NIST
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-88842
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
1.8
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)
CVSS SCORE
3.3lowDebian
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-88842
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
Ubuntu
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-88842
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
CVSS SCORE
N/AmediumRed Hat
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-88842
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
1.8
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)