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CVE-2026-38753

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2026-07-15 Modified: 2026-07-20

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.

Affected Platforms

Busybox Busybox

Weakness Type

CWE-416, CWE-416

References