Description
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.
Published:
2026-07-15
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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History
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-15T20:55:51.370Z
Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2026-38753
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