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Alpine: multiple cracklib packages, multiple py3-cracklib packages: security update to 2.9.7-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423777

Description

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

 - Stack-based buffer overflow in the FascistGecosUser function in lib/fascist.c in cracklib allows local
 users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or gain privileges via a long GECOS field,
 involving longbuffer. (CVE-2016-6318)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-6318

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 423777

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 5/30/2025

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: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6318

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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: 8/16/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6318

BID: 92478