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ALPINE-CVE-2021-42379
ALPINE-CVE-2021-42379
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.199999809265137 HIGH
A use-after-free in Busybox's awk applet leads to denial of service and possibly code execution when processing a crafted awk pattern in the next_input_file function
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.199999809265137
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.14 | busybox | 0, 1.32.1-r2, 1.16.2-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | busybox | 1.18.0, 0, 1.12.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | busybox | 0, 1.18.0, 1.18.0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | busybox | 1.20.2-r0, 1.18.0, 1.18.0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | busybox | 1.29.3-r5, 1.29.3-r7, 1.29.3-r9 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | busybox | 1.17.4-r1, 1.12.1-r1, 1.12.1-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | busybox | 1.18.0, 1.18.0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | busybox | 1.12.1-r1, 1.18.0, 1.18.0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | busybox | 1.27.0-r1, 1.31.0-r0, 1.25.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | busybox | 1.27.2-r6, 1.18.0, 1.18.0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | busybox | 1.13.3-r1, 1.13.2-r5, 1.13.2-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | busybox | 1.14.1-r1, 1.14.1-r2, 1.14.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | busybox | 1.12.1-r5, 1.31.1-r21, 1.18.0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | busybox | 1.18.0, 0, 1.14.3-r4 |
Timeline
- Nov 15, 2021 CVE Published
- Jul 8, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch