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Alpine: multiple libssh2 packages: security update to 1.9.0-r1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 424068

Description

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

 - In libssh2 v1.9.0 and earlier versions, the SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT logic in packet.c has an integer overflow
 in a bounds check, enabling an attacker to specify an arbitrary (out-of-bounds) offset for a subsequent
 memory read. A crafted SSH server may be able to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of
 service condition on the client system when a user connects to the server. (CVE-2019-17498)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-17498

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 424068

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: 6.3

Percentile: 96.95

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17498

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: 10/21/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17498