busybox

Description:Utilities for rescue and embedded systems
License: GPL-2
Homepage:https://www.busybox.net/
Location:Portage
Legend:
  • + - stable
  • ~ - unstable
  • M - hardmask
alpha amd64 arm hppa ia64 m68k mips ppc ppc64 s390 sh sparc x86
9999 diff - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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USE flags

  • debug - Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and extra output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces
  • ipv6 - Add support for IP version 6
  • livecd - !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used during livecd building
  • make-symlinks - Create all the appropriate symlinks in /bin and /sbin.
  • math - Enable math support in gawk (requires libm)
  • mdev - Create the appropriate symlink in /sbin and install mdev.conf and support files
  • pam - Add support for PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) - DANGEROUS to arbitrarily flip
  • savedconfig - Use this to restore your config from /etc/portage/savedconfig ${CATEGORY}/${PN}. Make sure your USE flags allow for appropriate dependencies
  • selinux - !!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur
  • sep-usr - Support a separate /usr without needing an initramfs by booting with init=/ginit
  • static - Make the system rescue shell (/bin/bb) static so you can recover even when glibc is broken
  • syslog - Enable support for syslog
  • systemd - Support systemd

Security Advisory

Date Severity Title
almost 3 years low BusyBox: Denial of service
about 6 years normal BusyBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
over 7 years normal BusyBox: Denial of Service
over 7 years normal BusyBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
about 9 years normal BusyBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
over 10 years normal BusyBox: Multiple vulnerabilities

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