Description
BusyBox TLS get_client_hello() reads past the end of the input buffer when parsing a truncated ClientHello message.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Do not use BusyBox ssl_server in production deployments. Upstream should add a bounds check to verify len > 0 before reading the compression-methods length byte.

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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description BusyBox TLS get_client_hello() reads past the end of the input buffer when parsing a truncated ClientHello message.
Title Busybox: busybox: tls ssl_server reads one byte out of bounds when parsing truncated clienthello
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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Redhat Hummingbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T17:45:34.724Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T09:42:04.559Z

Link: CVE-2026-88840

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-23T18:17:10.790

Modified: 2026-09-23T19:40:10.000

Link: CVE-2026-88840

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Updated: 2026-09-23T20:45:10Z

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