debian · CVE-2021-42383

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:01:28 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2021-42383 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (busybox), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1.

Description:

A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the evaluate function

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