# CVE-2019-12875: Alpine Linux abuild through 3.4.0 allows an unprivileged member of the abuild group to add an untrusted package via a --keys-dir option that

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-06-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Alpine Linux abuild through 3.4.0 allows an unprivileged member of the abuild group to add an untrusted package via a --keys-dir option that causes acceptance of an untrusted signing key.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/sroracle/abuild/commit/4f90ce92778d0ee302e288def75591b96a397c8b
- https://code.foxkit.us/adelie/packages/commit/15b160780c6eeff7048063c099a7f8757e1d8391
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190625-0005/

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