{"id":"CVE-2026-88842","title":"A flaw was found in BusyBox dpkg","summary":"A flaw was found in BusyBox dpkg. The write_status_file() function does not reset a field cursor between package stanzas. When two packages are removed in a single invocation and the first stanza is larger than the second, the second pac…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-125"],"published":"2026-10-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T11:17:06.993","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88842","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-88842","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531355","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-88842.json"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88842"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88842"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T11:27:22.147Z","vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Hardened Images","affected":["hardened_images"],"slug":"CVE-2026-88842","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in BusyBox dpkg. The write_status_file() function does not reset a field cursor between package stanzas. When two packages are removed in a single invocation and the first stanza is larger than the second, the second package stanza can be dropped from the status file, causing limited data corruption.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Hardened Images · no fix planned: Red Hat Hardened Images · updated 2026-10-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-88842.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}