busybox - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: busybox (main)
version: 1:1.37.0-10.1
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: 1:1.30.1-6
o-o-sec: 1:1.30.1-6+deb11u1
oldstable: 1:1.35.0-4
stable: 1:1.37.0-6
testing: 1:1.37.0-10
unstable: 1:1.37.0-10.1

versioned links

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]
1:1.37.0-10: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:1.37.0-10.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

busybox (21 bugs: 0, 10, 11, 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

debian/patches: 7 patches with invalid metadata, 13 patches to forward upstream high

Among the 23 debian patches available in version 1:1.37.0-10.1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

7 patches with invalid metadata that ought to be fixed.
13 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: 2026-03-06 20:30

2 security issues in forky high

There are 2 open security issues in forky.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-26157: A flaw was found in BusyBox. Incomplete path sanitization in its archive extraction utilities allows an attacker to craft malicious archives that when extracted, and under specific conditions, may write to files outside the intended directory. This can lead to arbitrary file overwrite, potentially enabling code execution through the modification of sensitive system files.
CVE-2026-26158: A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to privilege escalation, enabling an attacker to gain unauthorized access to critical system files.

Created: 2026-02-12 Last update: 2026-03-06 16:30

The VCS repository is not up to date, push the missing commits. high

vcswatch reports that the current version of the package is not in its VCS.
Either you need to push your commits and/or your tags, or the information about the package's VCS are out of date. A common cause of the latter issue when using the Git VCS is not specifying the correct branch when the packaging is not in the default one (remote HEAD branch), which is usually "master" but can be modified in salsa.debian.org in the project's general settings with the "Default Branch" field). Alternatively the Vcs-Git field in debian/control can contain a "-b <branch-name>" suffix to indicate what branch is used for the Debian packaging.

Created: 2026-02-03 Last update: 2026-03-06 15:01

10 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 10 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2026-03-08 02:00

lintian reports 11 warnings normal

Lintian reports 11 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-01-16 Last update: 2026-03-07 00:00

2 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 2 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2026-02-01 21:31

7 low-priority security issues in trixie low

There are 7 open security issues in trixie.

7 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2023-39810: (needs triaging) An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.
CVE-2023-42366: (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.
CVE-2025-60876: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) BusyBox wget thru 1.3.7 accepted raw CR (0x0D)/LF (0x0A) and other C0 control bytes in the HTTP request-target (path/query), allowing the request line to be split and attacker-controlled headers to be injected. To preserve the HTTP/1.1 request-line shape METHOD SP request-target SP HTTP/1.1, a raw space (0x20) in the request-target must also be rejected (clients should use %20).
CVE-2026-26157: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in BusyBox. Incomplete path sanitization in its archive extraction utilities allows an attacker to craft malicious archives that when extracted, and under specific conditions, may write to files outside the intended directory. This can lead to arbitrary file overwrite, potentially enabling code execution through the modification of sensitive system files.
CVE-2026-26158: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to privilege escalation, enabling an attacker to gain unauthorized access to critical system files.

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

Created: 2023-06-11 Last update: 2026-03-06 16:30

7 low-priority security issues in bookworm low

There are 7 open security issues in bookworm.

7 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2023-39810: (needs triaging) An issue in the CPIO command of Busybox v1.33.2 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal.
CVE-2023-42366: (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.
CVE-2025-60876: (postponed; to be fixed through a stable update) BusyBox wget thru 1.3.7 accepted raw CR (0x0D)/LF (0x0A) and other C0 control bytes in the HTTP request-target (path/query), allowing the request line to be split and attacker-controlled headers to be injected. To preserve the HTTP/1.1 request-line shape METHOD SP request-target SP HTTP/1.1, a raw space (0x20) in the request-target must also be rejected (clients should use %20).
CVE-2026-26157: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in BusyBox. Incomplete path sanitization in its archive extraction utilities allows an attacker to craft malicious archives that when extracted, and under specific conditions, may write to files outside the intended directory. This can lead to arbitrary file overwrite, potentially enabling code execution through the modification of sensitive system files.
CVE-2026-26158: (needs triaging) A flaw was found in BusyBox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify files outside of the intended extraction directory by crafting a malicious tar archive containing unvalidated hardlink or symlink entries. If the tar archive is extracted with elevated privileges, this flaw can lead to privilege escalation, enabling an attacker to gain unauthorized access to critical system files.

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

4 issues that should be fixed with the next stable update:

CVE-2022-48174: 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-2023-42363: A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in xasprintf function in xfuncs_printf.c:344 in BusyBox v.1.36.1.
CVE-2023-42364: 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: A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in BusyBox v.1.36.1 via a crafted awk pattern in the awk.c copyvar function.

Created: 2023-06-10 Last update: 2026-03-06 16:30

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.3 instead of 4.6.2).

Created: 2024-04-07 Last update: 2026-03-06 17:31

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for busybox (1:1.37.0-10 to 1:1.37.0-10.1): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 2 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/b/busybox.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on ppc64el
- Not considered

news

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[2026-03-06] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-10.1 (source) into unstable (Adrian Bunk)
[2026-02-07] busybox 1:1.37.0-10 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-02] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-10 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-02-01] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-9 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2026-02-01] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-8 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[2025-11-05] busybox 1:1.37.0-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-31] Accepted busybox 1:1.37.0-7 (source) into unstable (Michael Tokarev)
[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)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 43 44
RC: 0
I&N: 24 25
M&W: 19
F&P: 0
patch: 10

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version: 1:1.37.0-7ubuntu1
40 bugs (3 patches)
patches for 1:1.37.0-7ubuntu1