Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs-full-i18n package, versions <1:16.18.1-3.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.75% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-NODEJSFULLI18N-5657364
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed23 Jan 2023

Introduced: 23 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-3517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 nodejs-full-i18n to version 1:16.18.1-3.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:0321.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-full-i18n package and not the nodejs-full-i18n package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1