CVE-2026-88842: Busybox: busybox: dpkg stale field_start pointer causes out-of-bounds read and status file corruption

Overview

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.3)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Oct

Released

2026-10-21

EPSS Score

0.17% (percentile: 5.9%)

Affected Products (1)

Other

• 21821-17084

Revision History

• 2026-10-21: Information published.