CVE-2024-27980 Affecting nodejs-21 package, versions <21.7.3-r0
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- published10 Apr 2024
- disclosed9 Jan 2025
Introduced: 10 Apr 2024
CVE-2024-27980 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
How to fix?
Upgrade Chainguard nodejs-21 to version 21.7.3-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-21 package and not the nodejs-21 package as distributed by Chainguard.
See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.
Due to the improper handling of batch files in child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync, a malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/10/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/19/3
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MZN6PFXHTCCUENAKZXTGWPKUAHI6E2W/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUWBYDVCUSCX7YWTBX75LADMCVYFBGKU/