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ALPINE-CVE-2021-22922

ALPINE-CVE-2021-22922 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

When curl is instructed to download content using the metalink feature, thecontents is verified against a hash provided in the metalink XML file.The metalink XML file points out to the client how to get the same contentfrom a set of different URLs, potentially hosted by different servers and theclient can then download the file from one or several of them. In a serial orparallel manner.If one of the servers hosting the contents has been breached and the contentsof the specific file on that server is replaced with a modified payload, curlshould detect this when the hash of the file mismatches after a completeddownload. It should remove the contents and instead try getting the contentsfrom another URL. This is not done, and instead such a hash mismatch is onlymentioned in text and the potentially malicious content is kept in the file ondisk.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.21curl7.70.0-r0, 7.69.1-r0, 7.69.0-r1
Alpine:v3.20curl7.52.1-r1, 7.77.0-r1, 7.77.0-r0
Alpine:v3.16curl7.70.0-r0, 7.77.0-r1, 7.77.0-r0
Alpine:v3.17curl7.29.0-r0, 7.77.0-r1, 7.77.0-r0
Alpine:v3.23curl7.20.1-r1, 7.20.1-r0, 7.20.1-r1
Alpine:v3.13curl7.34.0-r0, 7.74.0-r0, 7.74.0-r1
Alpine:v3.12curl7.21.3-r1, 7.21.4-r1, 7.21.5-r0
Alpine:v3.14curl7.53.1-r1, 0, 7.19.2-r0
Alpine:v3.15curl7.19.6-r0, 7.21.5-r1, 7.21.5-r0
Alpine:v3.19curl7.43.0-r0, 7.77.0-r1, 7.77.0-r0
Alpine:v3.22curl7.34.0-r0, 7.19.2-r0, 7.19.2-r1
Alpine:v3.18curl7.64.0-r1, 7.21.5-r1, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 5, 2021 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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