vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-38165: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 7, 2021 | Mar 26, 2024 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 7, 2021
Added
Mar 26, 2024
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
Description
Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-lynx
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