CVE-2025-46394
Publication date 23 April 2025
Last updated 16 February 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
In tar in BusyBox through 1.37.0, a TAR archive can have filenames hidden from a listing through the use of terminal escape sequences.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| busybox | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Vulnerable
|
| 25.10 questing |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Vulnerable
|
Notes
mdeslaur
as of 2026-02-16, there is no fix from upstream for this issue but Debian has added proposed fixes to 1:1.37.0-10
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
3.2 · Low
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N