Alpine: multiple proftpd packages: security update to 1.3.9e-r0

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 478243

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

- ProFTPD before 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mod_rewrite
int:utf8trans RewriteMap that allows remote attackers to overwrite static buffers. Attackers can send FTP
command arguments longer than 1024 bytes, without authentication if pre-login commands are rewritten, to
corrupt session memory and crash the session. (CVE-2026-119146)

- ProFTPD before 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc5 contains an authorization bypass in the mod_sftp copy-file extension
handler that skips Limit WRITE checks for new destination files. Authenticated SFTP users can copy any
readable file to a new path in write-denied directories, creating files where uploads are forbidden.
(CVE-2026-119147)

- ProFTPD through 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc1 through 1.3.10rc4 contains a link-following vulnerability in mod_copy
that allows authenticated FTP users to bypass Limit WRITE restrictions via symlinks. Attackers can place a
symlink in a writable directory and use SITE COPY or SITE CPTO to overwrite files in write-denied
locations. (CVE-2026-119364)

Solution

Update the proftpd library and its related packages to version 1.3.9e-r0 or later.

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-119146

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-119147

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-119364

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 478243

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/3/2026

Updated: 11/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 92.83

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-119146

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-119364

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Threat Score: 2.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-119364

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-119146, CVE-2026-119147, CVE-2026-119364