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Alpine: libcurl, multiple curl packages: security update to 8.14.1-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 427831

Description

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

 - Due to a mistake in libcurl's WebSocket code, a malicious server can send a particularly crafted packet
 which makes libcurl get trapped in an endless busy-loop. There is no other way for the application to
 escape or exit this loop other than killing the thread/process. This might be used to DoS libcurl-using
 application. (CVE-2025-5399)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-5399

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 427831

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Published: 6/4/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5399

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5399

IAVA: 2025-A-0398-S