Alpine: multiple gd packages, libgd: security update to 2.3.2-r0 (deprecated)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 400135

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

- read_header_tga in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 allows remote attackers
to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA file. (CVE-2021-38115)

- gdImageGd2Ptr in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 has a double free. NOTE:
the vendor's position is "The GD2 image format is a proprietary image format of libgd. It has to be
regarded as being obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes. (CVE-2021-40145)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 400135

Version: Revision 1.23

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.66

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40145

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38115, CVE-2021-40145

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