Alpine: multiple conky packages: security update to 1.8.1-r1 (deprecated)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 401307

Description

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

- The getSkillname function in the eve module in Conky 1.8.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite
arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/.cesf. (CVE-2011-3616)

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 401307

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: 6.3

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-3616

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 10/17/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3616

BID: 46184

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