Alpine curl version mismatch in findings: Grype reports 8.5.8 while container has 8.21.0-r0 installed
Author: jackthomasatlCreated Jul 14, 2026Updated Aug 19, 2026
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We are scanning an Alpine-based container image and seeing curl vulnerabilities attributed to curl version 8.5.8. Inside the built image, apk shows curl/libcurl at 8.21.0-r0. This appears to be package version attribution mismatch rather than actual installed-package state.
Evidence from container
apk owner check: /usr/lib/libcurl.so.4 is owned by libcurl-8.21.0-r0 installed packages: curl-8.21.0-r0 curl-dev-8.21.0-r0
Source: anchore/grype