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ALPINE-CVE-2023-42364
ALPINE-CVE-2023-42364
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | busybox | 0, 1.12.1-r1, 1.12.1-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | busybox | 1.31.1-r5, 1.15.2-r0, 1.14.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | busybox | 1.36.1-r6, 1.36.1-r5, 1.36.1-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | busybox | 1.36.1-r9, 1.36.0-r0, 1.18.3-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | busybox | 1.31.1-r20, 1.31.1-r2, 1.31.1-r19 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | busybox | 1.22.1-r1, 1.31.1-r18, 1.31.1-r17 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | busybox | 1.19.2-r0, 1.19.0-r0, 1.18.5-r1 |
Timeline
- Nov 27, 2023 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch