CVE-2026-88842EPSS p5.9%

CVE-2026-88842CVE-2026-88842

Description

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.3 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS0.17% probability of exploitation · percentile 5.9% · 2026-10-17T12:00:28Z
Last modified2026-10-15
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.