Out-of-bounds read in Red Hat Hardened Images
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
BusyBox dpkg read_package_field() steps past a NUL terminator on malformed .deb packages, causing an out-of-bounds heap read.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:72111 Released 2026-09-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
- Red Hat Hardened Images busybox-1:1.37.0-9.1.hum1@aarch64, busybox-1:1.37.0-9.1.hum1@src, busybox-1:1.37.0-9.1.hum1@x86_64 +4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Red Hat Hardened Images — RHSA-2026:72111
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-60226 Busybox: busybox: romfs volume id parsing performs unbounded memcpy into fixed-size label buffer, causing heap overflowPriority LOW 33
- TI-2026-60229 Busybox: busybox: passwd/group parser writes heap pointers out of bounds due to stale tokenize() endpointPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-60225 Busybox: busybox: httpd silently fails open when ip deny rules contain invalid cidr prefix lengthsPriority LOW 30
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:72111 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88835
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-263v-w343-472x
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-88835 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-88835 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-263v-w343-472x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-88835 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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