USN-5179-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5179-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5179-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5179-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2021-12-07T12:44:40.275268Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-13T04:35:42Z
- Summary
- busybox vulnerabilities
- Details
-
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain malformed gzip archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted gzip archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-28831)
It was discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain malformed LZMA archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted LZMA archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly leak sensitive information. (CVE-2021-42374)
Vera Mens, Uri Katz, Tal Keren, Sharon Brizinov, and Shachar Menashe discovered that BusyBox incorrectly handled certain awk patterns. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted awk pattern, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause BusyBox to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-42378, CVE-2021-42379, CVE-2021-42380, CVE-2021-42381, CVE-2021-42382, CVE-2021-42384, CVE-2021-42385, CVE-2021-42386)
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5179-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-28831
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42374
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42378
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42379
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42380
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42381
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42382
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42384
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42385
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42386
Affected packages
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / busybox
Package
- Name
- busybox
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4?arch=source&distro=bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4
Affected versions
1:1.*
1:1.22.0-19ubuntu2
1:1.27.2-1ubuntu3
1:1.27.2-1ubuntu4
1:1.27.2-2ubuntu2
1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3
1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.1
1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.2
1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.3
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4",
"binary_name": "busybox"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4",
"binary_name": "busybox-initramfs"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4",
"binary_name": "busybox-static"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4",
"binary_name": "busybox-syslogd"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4",
"binary_name": "udhcpc"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.27.2-2ubuntu3.4",
"binary_name": "udhcpd"
}
]
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2021-28831",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42374",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42378",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42379",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42380",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42381",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42382",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42384",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42385",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42386",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
}
]
}
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / busybox
Package
- Name
- busybox
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4?arch=source&distro=focal
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4
Affected versions
1:1.*
1:1.30.1-4ubuntu4
1:1.30.1-4ubuntu5
1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6
1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.1
1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.2
1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.3
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4",
"binary_name": "busybox"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4",
"binary_name": "busybox-initramfs"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4",
"binary_name": "busybox-static"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4",
"binary_name": "busybox-syslogd"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4",
"binary_name": "udhcpc"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6.4",
"binary_name": "udhcpd"
}
]
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2021-28831",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42374",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42378",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42379",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42380",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42381",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42382",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42384",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42385",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2021-42386",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
]
}
]
}