Critical Vulnerabilities in BusyBox Requires Immediate Attention for Gentoo Users
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BusyBox. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All BusyBox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/busybox-1.34.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2021-42373 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42373 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-42374 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42374 [ 3 ] CVE-2021-42375 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42375 [ 4 ] CVE-2021-42376 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42376 [ 5 ] CVE-2021-42377 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42377 [ 6 ] CVE-2021-42378 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42378 [ 7 ] CVE-2021-42379 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42379 [ 8 ] CVE-2021-42380 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42380 [ 9 ] CVE-2021-42381 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42381 [ 10 ] CVE-2021-42382 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42382 [ 11 ] CVE-2021-42383 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42383 [ 12 ] CVE-2021-42384 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42384 [ 13 ] CVE-2021-42385 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42385 [ 14 ] CVE-2021-42...
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-17
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BusyBox, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background
BusyBox is set of tools for embedded systems and is a replacement for
GNU Coreutils.
Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
---------------- ------------ ------------
sys-apps/busybox < 1.34.0 >= 1.34.0
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.