ALPINE-CVE-2021-45444

Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-45444
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-45444.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2021-45444
Upstream
Published
2022-02-14T12:15:15Z
Modified
2025-09-30T05:22:39.567086Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

In zsh before 5.8.1, an attacker can achieve code execution if they control a command output inside the prompt, as demonstrated by a %F argument. This occurs because of recursive PROMPT_SUBST expansion.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.12

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1

Alpine:v3.13

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1

Alpine:v3.14

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2

Alpine:v3.15

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.8-r3

Alpine:v3.16

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.8-r3
5.8-r4

Alpine:v3.17

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.8-r3
5.8-r4

Alpine:v3.18

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.8-r3
5.8-r4

Alpine:v3.19

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.8-r3
5.8-r4

Alpine:v3.20

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.8-r3
5.8-r4

Alpine:v3.21

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.8-r3
5.8-r4

Alpine:v3.22

zsh

Package

Name
zsh
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/zsh?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.1-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.11-r1
4.3.12-r0
4.3.15-r0
4.3.16-r0
4.3.17-r0

5.*

5.0.0-r0
5.0.2-r0
5.0.2-r1
5.0.2-r2
5.0.4-r0
5.0.5-r0
5.0.6-r0
5.0.7-r0
5.0.8-r0
5.0.8-r1
5.1-r0
5.1.1-r0
5.1.1-r1
5.2-r0
5.2-r1
5.2-r2
5.2-r3
5.3.1-r0
5.4.1-r0
5.4.2-r0
5.4.2-r1
5.5-r0
5.5.1-r0
5.5.1-r1
5.6.2-r0
5.7.1-r0
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.8-r3
5.8-r4