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Alpine: gdk-pixbuf: security update to 2.40.0-r3

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 404552

Description

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

 - A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf in versions before 2.42.0. An integer wraparound leading to an out of
 bounds write can occur when a crafted GIF image is loaded. An attacker may cause applications to crash or
 could potentially execute code on the victim system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data
 confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-20240)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-20240

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 404552

Version: Revision 1.31

Type: Local

Published: 10/31/2023

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: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20240

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20240