Alpine: multiple libgcrypt packages: security update to 1.7.2-r0 (deprecated)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 400999

Description

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

- The mixing functions in the random number generator in Libgcrypt before 1.5.6, 1.6.x before 1.6.6, and
1.7.x before 1.7.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.21 make it easier for attackers to obtain the values of 160 bits
by leveraging knowledge of the previous 4640 bits. (CVE-2016-6313)

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 400999

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: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6313

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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: 8/17/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6313

BID: 92527

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