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Alpine: multiple bash packages: security update to 4.4.12-r1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423691

Description

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

 - The expansion of '\h' in the prompt string in bash 4.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute
 arbitrary code via shell metacharacters placed in 'hostname' of a machine. (CVE-2016-0634)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-0634

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 423691

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Published: 4/4/2025

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:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0634

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/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: 9/16/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0634

BID: 92999