Description
A flaw was found in BusyBox. When processing filesystem metadata, the volume identification component does not properly validate header values in HFS+ filesystems. An attacker able to attach a storage device or supply a specially crafted filesystem image can trigger an application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) and preventing device resolution.
Published: 2026-11-11
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in BusyBox. When processing filesystem metadata, the volume identification component does not properly validate header values in HFS+ filesystems. An attacker able to attach a storage device or supply a specially crafted filesystem image can trigger an application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) and preventing device resolution.
Title Busybox: divide-by-zero and heap over-read in the volume_id hfs+ prober
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat rhel Els
Weaknesses CWE-369
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat rhel Els
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Redhat Hummingbird Rhel Els
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-11T11:19:56.916Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T11:36:29.478Z

Link: CVE-2026-124743

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