vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-6866: NULL Pointer Dereference
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 15, 2017 | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 15, 2017
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
slock allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors involving an invalid password hash, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference and crash.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-slock
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