| Name | CVE-2017-16544 |
| Description | In the add_match function in libbb/lineedit.c in BusyBox through 1.27.2, the tab autocomplete feature of the shell, used to get a list of filenames in a directory, does not sanitize filenames and results in executing any escape sequence in the terminal. This could potentially result in code execution, arbitrary file writes, or other attacks. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1445-1, DLA-2559-1, ELA-20-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 882258 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| busybox (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:1.22.0-9+deb8u5 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1:1.22.0-19+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| buster | 1:1.30.1-4 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1:1.30.1-6 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:1.35.0-4 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:1.37.0-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| busybox | source | wheezy | 1:1.20.0-7+deb7u1 | ELA-20-1 | ||
| busybox | source | jessie | 1:1.22.0-9+deb8u2 | DLA-1445-1 | ||
| busybox | source | stretch | 1:1.22.0-19+deb9u1 | DLA-2559-1 | ||
| busybox | source | (unstable) | 1:1.27.2-2 | 882258 |
[wheezy] - busybox <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.twistlock.com/2017/11/20/cve-2017-16544-busybox-autocompletion-vulnerability/
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=c3797d40a1c57352192c6106cc0f435e7d9c11e8