Security update for busybox, busybox-links

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03205-1
Release Date: 2025-09-12T15:57:35Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-42363 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-42363 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-42364 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2023-42364 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-42364 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-42364 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-42365 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-42365 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves three vulnerabilities, contains three features and has six security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for busybox, busybox-links fixes the following issues:

Updated to version 1.37.0 (jsc#PED-13039): - CVE-2023-42363: Fixed use-after-free vulnerability in xasprintf function in xfuncs_printf.c (bsc#1217580) - CVE-2023-42364: Fixed use-after-free in the awk.c evaluate function (bsc#1217584) - CVE-2023-42365: Fixed use-after-free in the awk.c copyvar function (bsc#1217585)

Other fixes: - fix generation of file lists via Dockerfile - add copy of busybox.links from the container to catch changes to busybox config - Blacklist creating links for halt, reboot, shutdown commands to avoid accidental use in a fully booted system (bsc#1243201) - Add getfattr applet to attr filelist - busybox-udhcpc conflicts with udhcp. - Add new sub-package for udhcpc - zgrep: don't set the label option as only the real grep supports it (bsc#1215943) - Add conflict for coreutils-systemd, package got splitted - Check in filelists instead of buildrequiring all non-busybox utils - Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (bsc#1206798) - Create sub-package "hexedit" [bsc#1203399] - Create sub-package "sha3sum" [bsc#1203397] - Drop update-alternatives support - Add provides smtp_daemon to busybox-sendmail - Add conflicts: mawk to busybox-gawk - fix mkdir path to point to /usr/bin instead of /bin - add placeholder variable and ignore applet logic to busybox.install - enable halt, poweroff, reboot commands (bsc#1243201) - Fully enable udhcpc and document that this tool needs special configuration and does not work out of the box [bsc#1217883] - Replace transitional %usrmerged macro with regular version check (bsc#1206798)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3205=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • busybox-static-1.37.0-150700.18.4.1
    • busybox-1.37.0-150700.18.4.1

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