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<h1>Security update for busybox</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:20905-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-03-18T15:29:19Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258163">bsc#1258163</a>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258167">bsc#1258167</a>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13039">jsc#PED-13039</a>
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</ul>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26157.html">CVE-2026-26157</a>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26158.html">CVE-2026-26158</a>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-26157</span>
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(
SUSE
):
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<span class="cvss-score">7.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-26157</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-26157</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-26158</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-26158</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-26158</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0</li>
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<p>An update that solves two vulnerabilities and contains one feature can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for busybox fixes the following issues:</p>
<p>Changes in busybox:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-26157: Fixed arbitrary file overwrite and potential code execution via incomplete path sanitization. (bsc#1258163)</li>
<li>CVE-2026-26158: Fixed arbitrary file modification and privilege escalation via unvalidated tar archive entries. (bsc#1258167)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-405=1</code>
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</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>busybox-static-1.37.0-160000.5.1</li>
<li>busybox-debugsource-1.37.0-160000.5.1</li>
<li>busybox-static-debuginfo-1.37.0-160000.5.1</li>
<li>busybox-1.37.0-160000.5.1</li>
<li>busybox-debuginfo-1.37.0-160000.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
<ul>
<li>busybox-warewulf3-debuginfo-1.37.0-160000.5.1</li>
<li>busybox-warewulf3-1.37.0-160000.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26157.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26157.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26158.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26158.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258163">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258163</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258167">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258167</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13039">https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13039</a>
</li>
</ul>
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