BusyBox dpkg read_package_field() steps past a NUL terminator on malformed .deb packages, causing an out-of-bounds heap read.
Medium CVSS 6.1
Summary
BusyBox dpkg read_package_field() steps past a NUL terminator on malformed .deb packages, causing an out-of-bounds heap read.
In-depth triage
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88835
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531349
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD