Out-of-bounds Read Affecting apk-tools package, versions <2.10.6-r0


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.11% (43rd percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE311-APKTOOLS-1246343
  • published 15 Apr 2021
  • disclosed 21 Apr 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.11 apk-tools to version 2.10.6-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apk-tools package and not the apk-tools package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Alpine Linux apk-tools before 2.12.5, the tarball parser allows a buffer overflow and crash.