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ALPINE-CVE-2021-42381
ALPINE-CVE-2021-42381
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 hash_init function
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
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:v3.12 | busybox | 1.23.2-r5, 1.23.2-r2, 1.23.2-r10 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | busybox | 1.20.2-r1, 1.32.0-r8, 1.22.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | busybox | 1.32.0-r1, 1.33.1-r5, 1.33.1-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | busybox | 1.28.4-r2, 1.23.2-r0, 1.33.0-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | busybox | 1.24.2-r9, 0, 1.33.1-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | busybox | 1.33.1-r5, 1.33.1-r4, 1.19.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | busybox | 1.32.1-r6, 0, 1.12.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | busybox | 1.29.3-r11, 1.29.3-r12, 1.29.3-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | busybox | 1.22.1-r8, 1.31.1-r9, 1.31.1-r8 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | busybox | 1.24.2-r6, 1.33.0-r5, 1.31.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | busybox | 1.33.0-r7, 0, 1.12.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | busybox | 1.23.2-r8, 1.23.2-r10, 1.23.0-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | busybox | 1.22.1-r10, 1.22.1-r0, 1.22.0-r3 |
Timeline
- Nov 15, 2021 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch