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Alpine: multiple gnutls packages: security update to 3.7.1-r0

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423985

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

 - A flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client sending key_share extension may lead to
 memory corruption and other consequences. (CVE-2021-20231)

 - A flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client_send_params in lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c may
 lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences. (CVE-2021-20232)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-20231

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-20232

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 423985

Version: Revision 1.11

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: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20232

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20231, CVE-2021-20232