SUSE-SU-2025:03205-1

Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202503205-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2025:03205-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2025:03205-1
Upstream
CVE (3)
Related
Published
2025-09-12T15:57:30Z
Modified
2026-03-11T07:30:11Z
Summary
Security update for busybox, busybox-links
Details

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)
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 / busybox

Package

Name
busybox
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/busybox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.37.0-150700.18.4.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "busybox":  "1.37.0-150700.18.4.1",
            "busybox-static":  "1.37.0-150700.18.4.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2025:03205-1.json"