A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.
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Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-16T15:23:10.717Z
Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2026-38753
Updated: 2026-07-16T15:23:05.600Z
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Updated: 2026-07-16T01:15:03Z