{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-88842","details":"A flaw was found in BusyBox dpkg. The write_status_file() function does not reset a field cursor between package stanzas. When two packages are removed in a single invocation and the first stanza is larger than the second, the second package stanza can be dropped from the status file, causing limited data corruption.","modified":"2026-10-16T09:47:20.924012260Z","published":"2026-10-14T11:17:06.993Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-88842"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-88842"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"busybox","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/busybox?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:1.35.0-4","1:1.35.0-4+deb12u1","1:1.36.0-1~exp1","1:1.36.1-1","1:1.36.1-2","1:1.36.1-3","1:1.36.1-3.1","1:1.36.1-4","1:1.36.1-5","1:1.36.1-6","1:1.36.1-6~exp.1","1:1.36.1-7","1:1.36.1-8","1:1.36.1-9","1:1.37.0-1","1:1.37.0-10","1:1.37.0-10.1","1:1.37.0-2","1:1.37.0-3","1:1.37.0-4","1:1.37.0-5","1:1.37.0-6","1:1.37.0-7","1:1.37.0-8","1:1.37.0-9","1:1.38.0-1","1:1.38.0-2","1:1.38.0-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-88842.json"}},{"package":{"name":"busybox","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/busybox?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:1.37.0-10","1:1.37.0-10.1","1:1.37.0-6","1:1.37.0-7","1:1.37.0-8","1:1.37.0-9","1:1.38.0-1","1:1.38.0-2","1:1.38.0-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-88842.json"}},{"package":{"name":"busybox","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/busybox?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1:1.37.0-10","1:1.37.0-10.1","1:1.37.0-6","1:1.37.0-7","1:1.37.0-8","1:1.37.0-9","1:1.38.0-1","1:1.38.0-2","1:1.38.0-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-88842.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"}]}