CVE-2026-38755
EUVD-2026-4485115.07.2026, 22:16
A heap overflow in the evalcommand() function (shell/ash.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input.Enginsight
Affected Products (NVD)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| busybox | busybox | 1.38.0 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Ubuntu Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-674 - Uncontrolled RecursionThe product does not properly control the amount of recursion which takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().