CVE-2026-88842
lowA flaw was found in BusyBox dpkg.
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.
CVSS
3.3
3.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (secalert@redhat.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-14 11:17
Modified: 2026-10-15 20:17
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:02 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:81391 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88842 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531355 secalert@redhat.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:02 UTC · record ↗