Bug 2501204 (CVE-2026-38752) - CVE-2026-38752 busybox: BusyBox: Denial of Service via crafted AWK script
Summary: CVE-2026-38752 busybox: BusyBox: Denial of Service via crafted AWK script
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-38752
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2501673 2501674
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-07-15 22:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-17 04:16 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-15 22:03:21 UTC 
A stack overflow in the evaluate() function (editors/awk.c) of BusyBox commit 371fe9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.
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