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CVE-2021-42379

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-42379  

A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file function

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Description

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file function

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 2023904: CVE-2021-42379 busybox: use-after-free in awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file()
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-42379

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