USN-5179-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5179-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5179-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5179-2
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Published
2022-05-10T11:45:46.199054Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:42Z
Summary
busybox vulnerability
Details

USN-5179-1 fixed vulnerabilities in BusyBox. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / busybox

Package

Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/busybox@1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1
1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-initramfs",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-static",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "busybox-syslogd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpc",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "udhcpd",
            "binary_version": "1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04: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"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}