SUSE-SU-2025:03271-1: moderate: Security update for busybox, busybox-links

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# Security update for busybox, busybox-links

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03271-1  
Release Date: 2025-09-18T13:34:17Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1203397
  * bsc#1203399
  * bsc#1206798
  * bsc#1215943
  * bsc#1217580
  * bsc#1217584
  * bsc#1217585
  * bsc#1217883
  * bsc#1239176
  * 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-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities, contains three features and has
seven 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3271=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3271=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3271=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-3271=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-3271=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-3271=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-3271=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * busybox-tftp-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-syslogd-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-patch-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-policycoreutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-traceroute-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-attr-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-selinux-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-cpio-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-less-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sha3sum-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-util-linux-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-coreutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-iproute2-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sed-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-man-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-tunctl-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-xz-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-links-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-vi-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-psmisc-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sysvinit-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-gzip-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-dos2unix-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-bind-utils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-time-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-wget-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-kbd-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-gawk-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-iputils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-misc-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-findutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-net-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-bc-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-which-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-grep-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-hexedit-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sendmail-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sharutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-unzip-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-bzip2-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-tar-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-procps-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-adduser-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-udhcpc-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-diffutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-ncurses-utils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-whois-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-kmod-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-netcat-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-ed-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sh-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-telnet-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-hostname-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-vlan-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
    * busybox-testsuite-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    * busybox-warewulf3-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * busybox-tftp-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-syslogd-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-patch-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-policycoreutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-traceroute-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-attr-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-selinux-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-cpio-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-less-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-util-linux-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-coreutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-iproute2-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sed-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-man-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-tunctl-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-xz-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-links-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-vi-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-psmisc-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sysvinit-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-gzip-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-dos2unix-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-bind-utils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-time-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-wget-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-kbd-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-gawk-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-iputils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-misc-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-findutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-net-tools-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-bc-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-which-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-grep-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sendmail-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sharutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-unzip-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-bzip2-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-tar-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-procps-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-adduser-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-diffutils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-ncurses-utils-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-whois-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-kmod-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-netcat-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-ed-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-sh-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-telnet-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-hostname-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
    * busybox-vlan-1.37.0-150500.7.7.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
    * busybox-testsuite-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * busybox-warewulf3-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * busybox-static-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1
    * busybox-1.37.0-150500.10.11.1

## 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=1239176
  * 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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