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Alpine: multiple py3-pikepdf packages: security update to 2.9.1-r2

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 406683

Description

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

 - models/metadata.py in the pikepdf package 1.3.0 through 2.9.2 for Python allows XXE when parsing XMP
 metadata entries. (CVE-2021-29421)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-29421

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 406683

Version: Revision 1.26

Type: Local

Published: 10/31/2023

Updated: 12/4/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29421

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:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-29421