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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-29921: Other

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-29921: Other

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/06/2021
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

In Python before 3,9,5, the ipaddress library mishandles leading zero characters in the octets of an IP address string. This (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-python3

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