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Busybox: busybox: tls ssl_server reads one byte out of bounds when parsing truncated clienthello

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

BusyBox TLS get_client_hello() reads past the end of the input buffer when parsing a truncated ClientHello message.

Announced Source revision 1
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CVE-2026-88840

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-88840

Red Hat Hardened Images

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1"
    ],
    "vendor": "Red Hat",
    "product": "Red Hat Hardened Images",
    "packageName": "busybox",
    "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
    "defaultStatus": "affected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-88840

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Publisher severity

medium

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Event
#2413 · Revision 1
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