Alpine: multiple lynx packages: security update to 2.8.9-r3 (deprecated)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 400172

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to
discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data. (CVE-2021-38165)

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 400172

Version: Revision 1.28

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: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38165

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38165

Detections

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