Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting nodejs20-npm package, versions <1:10.8.2-1.20.18.0.1.amzn2023.0.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-NODEJS20NPM-8381897
  • published15 Nov 2024
  • disclosed7 Sept 2024

Introduced: 7 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-36137  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 nodejs20-npm to version 1:10.8.2-1.20.18.0.1.amzn2023.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-768.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs20-npm package and not the nodejs20-npm package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-write flag is used.

Node.js Permission Model do not operate on file descriptors, however, operations such as fs.fchown or fs.fchmod can use a "read-only" file descriptor to change the owner and permissions of a file.

CVSS Scores

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