diff --git a/grype/matcher/apk/matcher.go b/grype/matcher/apk/matcher.go
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+package apk
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/grype/grype/match"
+	"github.com/anchore/grype/grype/matcher/common"
+	"github.com/anchore/grype/grype/vulnerability"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/distro"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+)
+
+type Matcher struct {
+}
+
+func (m *Matcher) PackageTypes() []pkg.Type {
+	return []pkg.Type{pkg.ApkPkg}
+}
+
+func (m *Matcher) Type() match.MatcherType {
+	return match.ApkMatcher
+}
+
+func (m *Matcher) Match(store vulnerability.Provider, d distro.Distro, p *pkg.Package) ([]match.Match, error) {
+	var matches = make([]match.Match, 0)
+	fixes := make(map[string]match.Match, 0)
+
+	// create a slice of Alpine's sec db
+	secDbFixes, err := FindFixesByPackageDistro(store, d, p, m.Type())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, secDbFix := range secDbFixes {
+		key := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", secDbFix.Package.Name, secDbFix.Vulnerability.Constraint.String())
+		fixes[key] = secDbFix
+	}
+
+	// NVD source
+	cpeMatches, err := common.FindMatchesByPackageCPE(store, p, m.Type())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, cpeMatch := range cpeMatches {
+		key := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", cpeMatch.Package.Name, cpeMatch.Package.Version)
+		// check if the fix already exists, if it doesn't then this is a vulnerability
+		if _, ok := fixes[key]; !ok {
+			matches = append(matches, cpeMatch)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return matches, nil
+}
+
+// FindFixesByPackageDistro retrieves all the fixes reported by Alpine - much unlike other distros that report vulnerabilities
+func FindFixesByPackageDistro(store vulnerability.ProviderByDistro, d distro.Distro, p *pkg.Package, upstreamMatcher match.MatcherType) ([]match.Match, error) {
+	// XXX this might need to be removed or adapted with an IF-ONLY-IF, perhaps FindMatchesByPackageDistro can be used as-is
+	allPkgVulns, err := store.GetByDistro(d, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("matcher failed to fetch distro='%s' pkg='%s': %w", d, p.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	matches := make([]match.Match, 0)
+	for _, vuln := range allPkgVulns {
+		matches = append(matches, match.Match{
+			Type:          match.ExactDirectMatch,
+			Confidence:    1.0, // TODO: this is hard coded for now
+			Vulnerability: *vuln,
+			Package:       p,
+			Matcher:       upstreamMatcher,
+			SearchKey:     fmt.Sprintf("distro[%s] constraint[%s]", d, vuln.Constraint.String()),
+		})
+	}
+
+	return matches, err
+}