Vulnerability Database · Alpine · Package report
util-linux: vulnerability history, versions and safety
util-linux is a package in the Alpine ecosystem. Vulert records 2 vulnerabilities for it across 120 releases, first recorded in Mar 2024. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.
No published version shipped hostile code.
Vulert verdict on util-linux i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Every vulnerability Vulert records for this package has a fix, and the newest was recorded 27 Mar 2024. Apply the fixes listed below and you are clear.
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- Vulnerabilities on record 2 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 27 Mar 2024 i
- Highest CVSS n/a i
- With no published fix 0 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for util-linux, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 120 of 128 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 2 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for util-linux
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability in util-linux package allows escape sequences to be sent to other users' terminals | N/A unrated | 2.40-r0 | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Escape Sequence Vulnerability in util-linux: Potential Account Takeover Risk | N/A unrated | 2.40-r0 | 27 Mar 2024 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
