CVE-2026-38753

A flaw was found in Busybox. A use-after-free vulnerability in the awksub function allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service DoS by supplying a specially crafted AWK script. This can lead to the unavailability of the Busybox service. Mitigation Mitigation for this issue is either not...

A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.

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busybox: Busybox: Denial of Service via crafted AWK script in awk_sub() function

A flaw was found in Busybox. A use-after-free vulnerability in the awksub function allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service DoS by supplying a specially crafted AWK script. This can lead to the unavailability of the Busybox service...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-38753

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A use-after-free in the awksub function editors/awk.c of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service DoS via supplying a crafted AWK script...

CVE-2026-38753

A use-after-free in the awksub function editors/awk.c of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service DoS via supplying a crafted AWK script...

AZL-92832 CVE-2026-38753 affecting package busybox for versions less than 1.36.1-26

A use-after-free in the awksub function editors/awk.c of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service DoS via supplying a crafted AWK script...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38753

A use-after-free in the awksub function editors/awk.c of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service DoS via supplying a crafted AWK script...

CVE-2026-38753

A use-after-free in the awksub function editors/awk.c of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service DoS via supplying a crafted AWK script...

CVE-2026-38753

A use-after-free in the awksub function editors/awk.c of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service DoS via supplying a crafted AWK script...

CVE-2026-38753

CVE-2026-38753 affects Busybox v1.38.0 in the editors/awk.c file, specifically the awk_sub() function, where a use-after-free leads to Denial of Service when presented with a crafted AWK script. The available connected sources confirm the affected product and root cause, and describe the impact a...