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general

source: busybox (main)
version: 1:1.37.0-6
maintainer: Debian Install System Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Michael Tokarev [DMD] – Christoph Biedl [DMD] – Chris Boot [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.6.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1:1.30.1-4
oldstable: 1:1.30.1-6
old-sec: 1:1.30.1-6+deb11u1
stable: 1:1.35.0-4
testing: 1:1.37.0-6
unstable: 1:1.37.0-6

versioned links

1:1.30.1-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:1.30.1-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:1.30.1-6+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:1.35.0-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:1.37.0-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

busybox (20 bugs: 0, 10, 10, 0)
busybox-static (5 bugs: 0, 3, 2, 0)
busybox-syslogd (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
busybox-udeb (3 bugs: 0, 1, 2, 0)
udhcpc (4 bugs: 0, 2, 2, 0)
udhcpd (5 bugs: 0, 4, 1, 0)

action needed

Problems while searching for a new upstream version high

uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:

In watchfile debian/watch, reading webpage
  https://busybox.net/downloads/ failed: 500 Can't connect to busybox.net:443 (Connection timed out)

Created: 2025-06-28 Last update: 2025-06-29 09:02

4 security issues in trixie high

There are 4 open security issues in trixie.

1 important issue:

CVE-2023-39810: An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.

3 issues postponed or untriaged:

CVE-2023-42366: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.
CVE-2024-58251: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.
CVE-2025-46394: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) In tar in BusyBox through 1.37.0, a TAR archive can have filenames hidden from a listing through the use of terminal escape sequences.

Created: 2023-06-11 Last update: 2025-06-16 07:30

4 security issues in sid high

There are 4 open security issues in sid.

4 important issues:

CVE-2023-39810: An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.
CVE-2023-42366: A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.
CVE-2024-58251: In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.
CVE-2025-46394: In tar in BusyBox through 1.37.0, a TAR archive can have filenames hidden from a listing through the use of terminal escape sequences.

Created: 2022-07-04 Last update: 2025-06-16 07:30

6 security issues in bullseye high

There are 6 open security issues in bullseye.

2 important issues:

CVE-2024-58251: In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.
CVE-2025-46394: In tar in BusyBox through 1.37.0, a TAR archive can have filenames hidden from a listing through the use of terminal escape sequences.

3 issues postponed or untriaged:

CVE-2021-42383: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function
CVE-2023-39810: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.
CVE-2023-42366: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.

1 ignored issue:

CVE-2023-42363: A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in xasprintf function in xfuncs_printf.c:344 in BusyBox v.1.36.1.

Created: 2025-04-24 Last update: 2025-06-16 07:30

debian/patches: 5 patches with invalid metadata, 9 patches to forward upstream high

Among the 15 debian patches available in version 1:1.37.0-6 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

5 patches with invalid metadata that ought to be fixed.
9 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2025-06-08 11:02

9 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 9 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2025-06-29 10:31

2 new commits since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit b99e05a216b708c9db8eef5925e156ec79ae681d
Author: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
Date:   Mon Jun 23 23:10:37 2025 +0300

    d/config/pkg/* CONFIG_FEATURE_PATH_TRAVERSAL_PROTECTION=y

commit 6fd5896c50aa6bfa8fc2535b8d2d8e0968adb960
Author: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
Date:   Mon Jun 23 10:39:12 2025 +0300

    patches/archival-disallow-path-traversals-CVE-2023-39810.patch
    
    Closes: #1055307, CVE-2023-39810

Created: 2025-06-23 Last update: 2025-06-23 21:03

lintian reports 6 warnings normal

Lintian reports 6 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-05-31 Last update: 2025-05-31 10:30

8 low-priority security issues in bookworm low

There are 8 open security issues in bookworm.

8 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2022-48174: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) There is a stack overflow vulnerability in ash.c:6030 in busybox before 1.35. In the environment of Internet of Vehicles, this vulnerability can be executed from command to arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2023-39810: (needs triaging) An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.
CVE-2023-42363: (needs triaging) A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in xasprintf function in xfuncs_printf.c:344 in BusyBox v.1.36.1.
CVE-2023-42364: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) A use-after-free vulnerability in BusyBox v.1.36.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c evaluate function.
CVE-2023-42365: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c copyvar function.
CVE-2023-42366: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) A heap-buffer-overflow was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 in the next_token function at awk.c:1159.
CVE-2024-58251: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.
CVE-2025-46394: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) In tar in BusyBox through 1.37.0, a TAR archive can have filenames hidden from a listing through the use of terminal escape sequences.

You can find information about how to handle these issues in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2023-06-10 Last update: 2025-06-16 07:30

Build log checks report 1 warning low

Build log checks report 1 warning

Created: 2017-10-26 Last update: 2022-06-06 22:05

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.6.2).

Created: 2024-04-07 Last update: 2025-06-08 06:32

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[2025-06-16] busybox 1:1.37.0-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-07] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-6 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-06-06] busybox 1:1.37.0-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-30] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-5 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-01-19] Accepted busybox 1:1.30.1-6+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-security (Tobias Frost)
[2024-10-11] busybox 1:1.37.0-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-06] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-4 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2024-10-06] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-3 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2024-10-06] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-2 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2024-10-06] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-1 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2024-07-21] busybox 1:1.36.1-9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-16] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-9 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2024-07-16] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-8 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2024-05-22] busybox 1:1.36.1-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-16] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-7 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2023-12-07] busybox 1:1.36.1-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-07] busybox 1:1.36.1-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-30] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-6 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2023-11-24] busybox 1:1.36.1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-23] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-6~exp.1 (source) into experimental (Chris Boot)
[2023-11-18] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-5 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2023-11-13] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-4 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2023-08-09] busybox 1:1.36.1-3.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-09] busybox 1:1.36.1-3.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-03] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-3.1 (source) into unstable (Steve McIntyre)
[2023-06-21] busybox 1:1.36.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-06-14] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-3 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2023-06-14] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-2 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2023-06-13] busybox 1:1.36.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-06-08] Accepted busybox 1:1.36.1-1 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 45 46
RC: 0
I&N: 26 27
M&W: 18
F&P: 1
patch: 9

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version: 1:1.37.0-4ubuntu1
38 bugs (3 patches)
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