diff --git a/syft/cataloger/apkdb/parse_apk_db.go b/syft/cataloger/apkdb/parse_apk_db.go
index 3ce1f921d..7f317c324 100644
--- a/syft/cataloger/apkdb/parse_apk_db.go
+++ b/syft/cataloger/apkdb/parse_apk_db.go
@@ -89,7 +89,16 @@ func parseApkDBEntry(reader io.Reader) (*pkg.ApkMetadata, error) {
 
 		switch key {
 		case "F":
-			lastFile = "/" + value
+			currentFile := "/" + value
+
+			newFileRecord := pkg.ApkFileRecord{
+				Path: currentFile,
+			}
+			files = append(files, newFileRecord)
+			fileRecord = &files[len(files)-1]
+
+			// future aux references are relative to previous "F" records
+			lastFile = currentFile
 			continue
 		case "R":
 			newFileRecord := pkg.ApkFileRecord{
@@ -97,7 +106,7 @@ func parseApkDBEntry(reader io.Reader) (*pkg.ApkMetadata, error) {
 			}
 			files = append(files, newFileRecord)
 			fileRecord = &files[len(files)-1]
-		case "a":
+		case "a", "M":
 			ownershipFields := strings.Split(value, ":")
 			if len(ownershipFields) < 3 {
 				log.Errorf("unexpected APK ownership field: %q", value)
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ func parseApkDBEntry(reader io.Reader) (*pkg.ApkMetadata, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 			fileRecord.OwnerUID = ownershipFields[0]
-			fileRecord.OwnerGUI = ownershipFields[1]
+			fileRecord.OwnerGID = ownershipFields[1]
 			fileRecord.Permissions = ownershipFields[2]
 			// note: there are more optional fields available that we are not capturing, e.g.:
 			// "0:0:755:Q1JaDEHQHBbizhEzoWK1YxuraNU/4="
diff --git a/syft/cataloger/apkdb/parse_apk_db_test.go b/syft/cataloger/apkdb/parse_apk_db_test.go
index c8846ac24..99ffb2d2b 100644
--- a/syft/cataloger/apkdb/parse_apk_db_test.go
+++ b/syft/cataloger/apkdb/parse_apk_db_test.go
@@ -19,10 +19,25 @@ func TestExtraFileAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "test extra file attributes (checksum) are ignored",
 			expected: pkg.ApkMetadata{
 				Files: []pkg.ApkFileRecord{
+					{
+						Path: "/usr",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/lib",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/lib/jvm",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8-openjdk",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8-openjdk/bin",
+					},
 					{
 						Path:        "/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8-openjdk/bin/policytool",
 						OwnerUID:    "0",
-						OwnerGUI:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
 						Permissions: "755",
 						Checksum:    "Q1M0C9qfC/+kdRiOodeihG2GMRtkE=",
 					},
@@ -60,13 +75,13 @@ func TestExtraFileAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSinglePackage(t *testing.T) {
+func TestSinglePackageDetails(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
+		fixture  string
 		expected pkg.ApkMetadata
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "Test Single Package",
+			fixture: "test-fixtures/single",
 			expected: pkg.ApkMetadata{
 				Package:          "musl-utils",
 				OriginPackage:    "musl",
@@ -82,51 +97,428 @@ func TestSinglePackage(t *testing.T) {
 				PullChecksum:     "Q1bTtF5526tETKfL+lnigzIDvm+2o=",
 				GitCommitOfAport: "4024cc3b29ad4c65544ad068b8f59172b5494306",
 				Files: []pkg.ApkFileRecord{
+					{
+						Path: "/sbin",
+					},
 					{
 						Path:        "/sbin/ldconfig",
 						OwnerUID:    "0",
-						OwnerGUI:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
 						Permissions: "755",
 						Checksum:    "Q1Kja2+POZKxEkUOZqwSjC6kmaED4=",
 					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/bin",
+					},
 					{
 						Path:        "/usr/bin/iconv",
 						OwnerUID:    "0",
-						OwnerGUI:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
 						Permissions: "755",
 						Checksum:    "Q1CVmFbdY+Hv6/jAHl1gec2Kbx1EY=",
 					},
 					{
 						Path:        "/usr/bin/ldd",
 						OwnerUID:    "0",
-						OwnerGUI:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
 						Permissions: "755",
 						Checksum:    "Q1yFAhGggmL7ERgbIA7KQxyTzf3ks=",
 					},
 					{
 						Path:        "/usr/bin/getconf",
 						OwnerUID:    "0",
-						OwnerGUI:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
 						Permissions: "755",
 						Checksum:    "Q1dAdYK8M/INibRQF5B3Rw7cmNDDA=",
 					},
 					{
 						Path:        "/usr/bin/getent",
 						OwnerUID:    "0",
-						OwnerGUI:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
 						Permissions: "755",
 						Checksum:    "Q1eR2Dz/WylabgbWMTkd2+hGmEya4=",
 					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			fixture: "test-fixtures/base",
+			expected: pkg.ApkMetadata{
+				Package:          "alpine-baselayout",
+				OriginPackage:    "alpine-baselayout",
+				Version:          "3.2.0-r6",
+				Description:      "Alpine base dir structure and init scripts",
+				Maintainer:       "Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>",
+				License:          "GPL-2.0-only",
+				Architecture:     "x86_64",
+				URL:              "https://git.alpinelinux.org/cgit/aports/tree/main/alpine-baselayout",
+				Size:             19917,
+				InstalledSize:    409600,
+				PullDependencies: "/bin/sh so:libc.musl-x86_64.so.1",
+				PullChecksum:     "Q1myMNfd7u5v5UTgNHeq1e31qTjZU=",
+				GitCommitOfAport: "e1c51734fa96fa4bac92e9f14a474324c67916fc",
+				Files: []pkg.ApkFileRecord{
+					{
+						Path: "/dev",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/dev/pts",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/dev/shm",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/fstab",
+						Checksum: "Q11Q7hNe8QpDS531guqCdrXBzoA/o=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/group",
+						Checksum: "Q1oJ16xWudgKOrXIEquEDzlF2Lsm4=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/hostname",
+						Checksum: "Q16nVwYVXP/tChvUPdukVD2ifXOmc=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/hosts",
+						Checksum: "Q1BD6zJKZTRWyqGnPi4tSfd3krsMU=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/inittab",
+						Checksum: "Q1TsthbhW7QzWRe1E/NKwTOuD4pHc=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/modules",
+						Checksum: "Q1toogjUipHGcMgECgPJX64SwUT1M=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/motd",
+						Checksum: "Q1XmduVVNURHQ27TvYp1Lr5TMtFcA=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/etc/mtab",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "777",
+						Checksum:    "Q1kiljhXXH1LlQroHsEJIkPZg2eiw=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/passwd",
+						Checksum: "Q1TchuuLUfur0izvfZQZxgN/LJhB8=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/profile",
+						Checksum: "Q1KpFb8kl5LvwXWlY3e58FNsjrI34=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/protocols",
+						Checksum: "Q13FqXUnvuOpMDrH/6rehxuYAEE34=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/services",
+						Checksum: "Q1C6HJNgQvLWqt5VY+n7MZJ1rsDuY=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/etc/shadow",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "42",
+						Permissions: "640",
+						Checksum:    "Q1ltrPIAW2zHeDiajsex2Bdmq3uqA=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/shells",
+						Checksum: "Q1ojm2YdpCJ6B/apGDaZ/Sdb2xJkA=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/sysctl.conf",
+						Checksum: "Q14upz3tfnNxZkIEsUhWn7Xoiw96g=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/apk",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/conf.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/crontabs",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/etc/crontabs/root",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "600",
+						Checksum:    "Q1vfk1apUWI4yLJGhhNRd0kJixfvY=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/init.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/modprobe.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/modprobe.d/aliases.conf",
+						Checksum: "Q1WUbh6TBYNVK7e4Y+uUvLs/7viqk=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf",
+						Checksum: "Q1xxYGU6S6TLQvb7ervPrWWwAWqMg=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/modprobe.d/i386.conf",
+						Checksum: "Q1pnay/njn6ol9cCssL7KiZZ8etlc=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/modprobe.d/kms.conf",
+						Checksum: "Q1ynbLn3GYDpvajba/ldp1niayeog=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/modules-load.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/network",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/network/if-down.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/network/if-post-down.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/network/if-pre-up.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/network/if-up.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/opt",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/periodic",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/periodic/15min",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/periodic/daily",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/periodic/hourly",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/periodic/monthly",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/periodic/weekly",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/profile.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/profile.d/color_prompt",
+						Checksum: "Q10wL23GuSCVfumMRgakabUI6EsSk=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/etc/profile.d/locale",
+						Checksum: "Q1R4bIEpnKxxOSrlnZy9AoawqZ5DU=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/etc/sysctl.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/home",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/lib",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/lib/firmware",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/lib/mdev",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/lib/modules-load.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/lib/sysctl.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:     "/lib/sysctl.d/00-alpine.conf",
+						Checksum: "Q1HpElzW1xEgmKfERtTy7oommnq6c=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/media",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/media/cdrom",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/media/floppy",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/media/usb",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/mnt",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/opt",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/proc",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/root",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "700",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/run",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/sbin",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/sbin/mkmntdirs",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "755",
+						Checksum:    "Q1YeuSmC7iDbEWrusPzA/zUQF6YSg=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/srv",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/sys",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/tmp",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "1777",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/lib",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/lib/modules-load.d",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/local",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/local/bin",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/local/lib",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/local/share",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/sbin",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/share",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/share/man",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/usr/share/misc",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/var/run",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "777",
+						Checksum:    "Q11/SNZz/8cK2dSKK+cJpVrZIuF4Q=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/cache",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/cache/misc",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/var/empty",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "555",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/lib",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/lib/misc",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/local",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/lock",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/lock/subsys",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/log",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/mail",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/opt",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/spool",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/var/spool/mail",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "777",
+						Checksum:    "Q1dzbdazYZA2nTzSIG3YyNw7d4Juc=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path: "/var/spool/cron",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/var/spool/cron/crontabs",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "777",
+						Checksum:    "Q1OFZt+ZMp7j0Gny0rqSKuWJyqYmA=",
+					},
+					{
+						Path:        "/var/tmp",
+						OwnerUID:    "0",
+						OwnerGID:    "0",
+						Permissions: "1777",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			file, err := os.Open("test-fixtures/single")
+		t.Run(test.fixture, func(t *testing.T) {
+			file, err := os.Open(test.fixture)
 			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal("Unable to read test_fixtures/single: ", err)
+				t.Fatal("Unable to read fixture: ", err)
 			}
 			defer func() {
 				err := file.Close()
@@ -203,38 +595,47 @@ func TestMultiplePackages(t *testing.T) {
 						PullChecksum:     "Q1bTtF5526tETKfL+lnigzIDvm+2o=",
 						GitCommitOfAport: "4024cc3b29ad4c65544ad068b8f59172b5494306",
 						Files: []pkg.ApkFileRecord{
+							{
+								Path: "/sbin",
+							},
 							{
 								Path:        "/sbin/ldconfig",
 								OwnerUID:    "0",
-								OwnerGUI:    "0",
+								OwnerGID:    "0",
 								Permissions: "755",
 								Checksum:    "Q1Kja2+POZKxEkUOZqwSjC6kmaED4=",
 							},
+							{
+								Path: "/usr",
+							},
+							{
+								Path: "/usr/bin",
+							},
 							{
 								Path:        "/usr/bin/iconv",
 								OwnerUID:    "0",
-								OwnerGUI:    "0",
+								OwnerGID:    "0",
 								Permissions: "755",
 								Checksum:    "Q1CVmFbdY+Hv6/jAHl1gec2Kbx1EY=",
 							},
 							{
 								Path:        "/usr/bin/ldd",
 								OwnerUID:    "0",
-								OwnerGUI:    "0",
+								OwnerGID:    "0",
 								Permissions: "755",
 								Checksum:    "Q1yFAhGggmL7ERgbIA7KQxyTzf3ks=",
 							},
 							{
 								Path:        "/usr/bin/getconf",
 								OwnerUID:    "0",
-								OwnerGUI:    "0",
+								OwnerGID:    "0",
 								Permissions: "755",
 								Checksum:    "Q1dAdYK8M/INibRQF5B3Rw7cmNDDA=",
 							},
 							{
 								Path:        "/usr/bin/getent",
 								OwnerUID:    "0",
-								OwnerGUI:    "0",
+								OwnerGID:    "0",
 								Permissions: "755",
 								Checksum:    "Q1eR2Dz/WylabgbWMTkd2+hGmEya4=",
 							},
diff --git a/syft/cataloger/apkdb/test-fixtures/base b/syft/cataloger/apkdb/test-fixtures/base
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fc37e44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/cataloger/apkdb/test-fixtures/base
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+C:Q1myMNfd7u5v5UTgNHeq1e31qTjZU=
+P:alpine-baselayout
+V:3.2.0-r6
+A:x86_64
+S:19917
+I:409600
+T:Alpine base dir structure and init scripts
+U:https://git.alpinelinux.org/cgit/aports/tree/main/alpine-baselayout
+L:GPL-2.0-only
+o:alpine-baselayout
+m:Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
+t:1590679557
+c:e1c51734fa96fa4bac92e9f14a474324c67916fc
+D:/bin/sh so:libc.musl-x86_64.so.1
+p:cmd:mkmntdirs
+F:dev
+F:dev/pts
+F:dev/shm
+F:etc
+R:fstab
+Z:Q11Q7hNe8QpDS531guqCdrXBzoA/o=
+R:group
+Z:Q1oJ16xWudgKOrXIEquEDzlF2Lsm4=
+R:hostname
+Z:Q16nVwYVXP/tChvUPdukVD2ifXOmc=
+R:hosts
+Z:Q1BD6zJKZTRWyqGnPi4tSfd3krsMU=
+R:inittab
+Z:Q1TsthbhW7QzWRe1E/NKwTOuD4pHc=
+R:modules
+Z:Q1toogjUipHGcMgECgPJX64SwUT1M=
+R:motd
+Z:Q1XmduVVNURHQ27TvYp1Lr5TMtFcA=
+R:mtab
+a:0:0:777
+Z:Q1kiljhXXH1LlQroHsEJIkPZg2eiw=
+R:passwd
+Z:Q1TchuuLUfur0izvfZQZxgN/LJhB8=
+R:profile
+Z:Q1KpFb8kl5LvwXWlY3e58FNsjrI34=
+R:protocols
+Z:Q13FqXUnvuOpMDrH/6rehxuYAEE34=
+R:services
+Z:Q1C6HJNgQvLWqt5VY+n7MZJ1rsDuY=
+R:shadow
+a:0:42:640
+Z:Q1ltrPIAW2zHeDiajsex2Bdmq3uqA=
+R:shells
+Z:Q1ojm2YdpCJ6B/apGDaZ/Sdb2xJkA=
+R:sysctl.conf
+Z:Q14upz3tfnNxZkIEsUhWn7Xoiw96g=
+F:etc/apk
+F:etc/conf.d
+F:etc/crontabs
+R:root
+a:0:0:600
+Z:Q1vfk1apUWI4yLJGhhNRd0kJixfvY=
+F:etc/init.d
+F:etc/modprobe.d
+R:aliases.conf
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+R:blacklist.conf
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diff --git a/syft/pkg/apk_metadata.go b/syft/pkg/apk_metadata.go
index a77f2f764..ef036509a 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/apk_metadata.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/apk_metadata.go
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ type ApkMetadata struct {
 // ApkFileRecord represents a single file listing and metadata from a APK DB entry (which may have many of these file records).
 type ApkFileRecord struct {
 	Path        string `json:"path"`
-	OwnerUID    string `json:"ownerUid"`
-	OwnerGUI    string `json:"ownerGid"`
-	Permissions string `json:"permissions"`
-	Checksum    string `json:"checksum"`
+	OwnerUID    string `json:"ownerUid,omitempty"`
+	OwnerGID    string `json:"ownerGid,omitempty"`
+	Permissions string `json:"permissions,omitempty"`
+	Checksum    string `json:"checksum,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m ApkMetadata) PackageURL() string {