CVE-2021-42373
Publication date 15 November 2021
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A NULL pointer dereference in Busybox's man applet leads to denial of service when a section name is supplied but no page argument is given
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| busybox | 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Notes
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
5.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H