CVE-2021-38165

lynx: Lynx is a text-based Web browser

CVE-2021-38165 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by lynx 2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, released August 7, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0394
90th percentile

Lynx is a text-based Web browser. Lynx does not display any images, but it does support frames, tables, and most other HTML tags. Security Fix(es): * lynx: Disclosure of HTTP authentication credentials via SNI data (CVE-2021-38165) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
lynx · RHEL 8 0:2.8.9-4.el8 RHSA-2022:2129 May 10, 2022
lynx · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 lynx 2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 Aug 7, 2021
lynx · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 lynx 2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Aug 7, 2021
lynx · almalinux 8 2.8.9-4.el8 ALSA-2022:2129 May 10, 2022
lynx · amzn 2023 2.8.9-13.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2024-535 Feb 15, 2024
lynx · rocky 8 0:2.8.9-4.el8 RLSA-2022:2129 Jun 28, 2026
lynx-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 lynx-common 2.8.9dev16-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 Aug 7, 2021
lynx-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 lynx-common 2.9.0dev.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Aug 7, 2021
lynx-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.8.9-13.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2024-535 Feb 15, 2024
lynx-debugsource · amzn 2023 2.8.9-13.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2024-535 Feb 15, 2024

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