How many CVEs have patched globals?

1 published CVEs changed globals in debian/busybox, in 1 distinct patches totalling 1 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed globals?

CVE-2026-38752, published 2026-07-15, changed lines 636 of editors/awk.c.

How does globals compare to the rest of debian/busybox?

debian/busybox has 15 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed globals.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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globals

Name: globals in debian/busybox: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

editors/awk.c

Last patched July 15, 2026

1

CVEs

That changed this function

1

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

1

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2026

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

globals in debian/busybox was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 1 distinct patches that added or removed 1 lines in total.

debian/busybox has 15 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 7% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed globals, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

CVE-2026-38752
CVE-2026-38752 · line 636 · +1 −0
High · CVSS 7.5
EPSS 0.2%2026-07-15

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

1

evaluateeditors/awk.c

3 CVEs · 2 patches2023 to 2026

2next_tokeneditors/awk.c3 CVEs · 2 patches2023

3debug_parse_print_tceditors/awk.c2 CVEs · 1 patches2023

4parse_expreditors/awk.c2 CVEs · 1 patches2023

5awk_subeditors/awk.c1 CVEs · 1 patches2026

Other hotspots in the repository

Functions in debian/busybox changed by the most CVE fixes.

evaluate3 CVEs · editors/awk.c next_token3 CVEs · editors/awk.c debug_parse_print_tc2 CVEs · editors/awk.c parse_expr2 CVEs · editors/awk.c awk_sub1 CVEs · editors/awk.c parse_url1 CVEs · networking/wget.c

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to globals.

How many CVEs have patched globals?: 1 published CVEs changed globals in debian/busybox, in 1 distinct patches totalling 1 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed globals?: CVE-2026-38752, published 2026-07-15, changed lines 636 of editors/awk.c.
How does globals compare to the rest of debian/busybox?: debian/busybox has 15 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed globals.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

Fix locations are computed by RadicalNotion.AI from the upstream patch diff of each CVE. CVE data is sourced from the CVE Program.

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