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Alpine Linux · 5 releases supported

Patch CVEs on Alpine Linux

StackPatch indexes the Alpine secdb (secdb.alpinelinux.org) for 5 Alpine Linux releases: v3.21 · v3.20 · v3.19 · v3.18 · edge. The workflow below shows the exact apk commands to detect, remediate, and verify a CVE.

5-second free check

curl https://mindsparkstack.com/scan.sh | bash

On Alpine Linux the agent uses apk info -v to enumerate installed packages, then matches against secdb.alpinelinux.org via the StackPatch matcher API. Source as plain text.

Manual workflow

  1. 1. Enumerate installed packages

    apk info -v | head -200
  2. 2. Look up an example CVE

    CVE-2022-0778 — affects openssl on Alpine Linux. Each CVE page shows the exact fixed_version per release.

  3. 3. Upgrade with apk

    apk update && apk add --upgrade <package>
  4. 4. Verify the version landed

    Re-run the quickscan, or use the per-package check listed above.

Alpine Linux-specific notes

  • Alpine packages have a -rN revision suffix; comparison is base-version + revision.
  • Alpine is the default base for many official Docker images (node:alpine, python:alpine).
  • Alpine secdb is a single per-release JSON; updates daily.

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