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Alpine: multiple lldpd packages: security update to 1.0.8-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 426765

Description

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

 - A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch. Specially crafted LLDP packets can cause memory to
 be lost when allocating data to handle specific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service.
 The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2020-27827)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-27827

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 426765

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Published: 5/16/2025

Updated: 1/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27827

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 3/18/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-27827