Vulnerability · Published Apr 29, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-30218
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the samurai package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 44.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
samurai 1.2 has a NULL pointer dereference in writefile() in util.c via a crafted build file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | samurai | 1.2-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30218 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | samurai | 1.2-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30218 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | samurai | 1.2-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30218 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | samurai | 1.2-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30218 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | samurai | 1.2-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30218 |