What is GHSA-9r55-p3jw-v652?

GHSA-9r55-p3jw-v652 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with unknown severity. A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-9r55-p3jw-v652 cover?

GHSA-9r55-p3jw-v652 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-38753. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-9r55-p3jw-v652unknown

A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 15, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-38753 →

📋 Description

A use-after-free in the awk_sub() function (editors/awk.c) of Busybox v1.38.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted AWK script.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-38753
https://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2026-June/092352.html
http://busybox.com
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9r55-p3jw-v652