Vulnerability · Published Apr 21, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-30139
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the apk-tools package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 23.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Alpine Linux apk-tools before 2.12.5, the tarball parser allows a buffer overflow and crash.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | apk-tools | 2.12.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30139 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | apk-tools | 2.12.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30139 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | apk-tools | 2.12.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30139 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | apk-tools | 2.12.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30139 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | apk-tools | 2.12.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30139 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/apk-tools/-/issues/10741 x_refsource_MISC
- https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/12606 x_refsource_MISC