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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892614
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2614-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'busybox' package(s) announced via the DLA-2614-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'busybox' package(s) announced via the DLA-2614-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The gunzip decompressor of Busybox, tiny utilities for small and embedded systems, mishandled the error bit on the huft_build result pointer, with a resultant invalid free or segmentation fault, via malformed gzip data.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.22.0-19+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your busybox packages.

For the detailed security status of busybox please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'busybox' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-28831
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UDQGJRECXFS5EZVDH2OI45FMO436AC4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7ZIFKPRR32ZYA3WAA2NXFA3QHHOU6FJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZASBW7QRRLY5V2R44MQ4QQM4CZIDHM2U/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-09
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=f25d254dfd4243698c31a4f3153d4ac72aa9e9bd
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00001.html
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