vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-36158: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jul 5, 2021 | Aug 22, 2024 | Jun 18, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 5, 2021
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Jun 18, 2026
Description
In the xrdp package (in branches through 3.14) for Alpine Linux, RDP sessions are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks because pre-generated RSA certificates and private keys are used.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-xrdp
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