Use After Free Affecting nodejs package, versions <14.17.4-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE315-NODEJS-1927428
  • published30 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Oct 2021

Introduced: 30 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-22930  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.15 nodejs to version 14.17.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs package and not the nodejs package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.15 relevant fixed versions and status.

Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption, to change process behavior.

CVSS Scores

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