Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BusyBox, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected Packages

Package sys-apps/busybox on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.28.0
Unaffected versions >= 1.28.0

Background

BusyBox is a set of tools for embedded systems and is a replacement for GNU Coreutils.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BusyBox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

References

CVE-2017-15873
CVE-2017-15874
CVE-2017-16544