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Alpine: multiple lynx packages: security update to 2.8.9_p1-r3

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 424153

Description

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

 - Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to
 discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data. (CVE-2021-38165)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-38165

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 424153

Version: Revision 1.9

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: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38165

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38165