SUSE-SU-2025:03205-1: moderate: Security update for busybox, busybox-links

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# Security update for busybox, busybox-links

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03205-1  
Release Date: 2025-09-12T15:57:35Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1203397
  * bsc#1203399
  * bsc#1206798
  * bsc#1215943
  * bsc#1217580
  * bsc#1217584
  * bsc#1217585
  * bsc#1217883
  * bsc#1243201
  * jsc#PED-13039
  * jsc#SLE-24210
  * jsc#SLE-24211

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-42363
  * CVE-2023-42364
  * CVE-2023-42365

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-42363 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42363 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42364 ( SUSE ):  5.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2023-42364 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42364 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42364 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42365 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42365 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities, contains three features and has six
security fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for busybox, busybox-links fixes the following issues:

Updated to version 1.37.0 (jsc#PED-13039): \- CVE-2023-42363: Fixed use-after-
free vulnerability in xasprintf function in xfuncs_printf.c (bsc#1217580) \-
CVE-2023-42364: Fixed use-after-free in the awk.c evaluate function
(bsc#1217584) \- CVE-2023-42365: Fixed use-after-free in the awk.c copyvar
function (bsc#1217585)

Other fixes: \- fix generation of file lists via Dockerfile \- add copy of
busybox.links from the container to catch changes to busybox config \- Blacklist
creating links for halt, reboot, shutdown commands to avoid accidental use in a
fully booted system (bsc#1243201) \- Add getfattr applet to attr filelist \-
busybox-udhcpc conflicts with udhcp. \- Add new sub-package for udhcpc \- zgrep:
don't set the label option as only the real grep supports it (bsc#1215943) \-
Add conflict for coreutils-systemd, package got splitted \- Check in filelists
instead of buildrequiring all non-busybox utils \- Replace transitional
%usrmerged macro with regular version check (bsc#1206798) \- Create sub-package
"hexedit" [bsc#1203399] \- Create sub-package "sha3sum" [bsc#1203397] \- Drop
update-alternatives support \- Add provides smtp_daemon to busybox-sendmail \-
Add conflicts: mawk to busybox-gawk \- fix mkdir path to point to /usr/bin
instead of /bin \- add placeholder variable and ignore applet logic to
busybox.install \- enable halt, poweroff, reboot commands (bsc#1243201) \- Fully
enable udhcpc and document that this tool needs special configuration and does
not work out of the box [bsc#1217883] \- Replace transitional %usrmerged macro
with regular version check (bsc#1206798)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3205=1

## Package List:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150700.18.4.1
    * busybox-1.37.0-150700.18.4.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42363.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42364.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42365.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203397
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203399
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206798
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215943
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217580
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217584
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217585
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217883
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243201
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13039
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-24210
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-24211

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