Alpine: linux-${_flavor}: security update to 3.9.5-r1 (deprecated)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 401274

Description

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

- Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through
3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers
to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array in order to create a crafted /dev/md device name.
(CVE-2013-2851)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 401274

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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-2851

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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: 6/18/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/6/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2851

BID: 60409

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