CVE-2024-21892 Affecting nodejs package, versions <18.19.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-NODEJS-6248985
  • published16 Feb 2024
  • disclosed20 Feb 2024

Introduced: 16 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-21892  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 nodejs to version 18.19.1+dfsg-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

On Linux, Node.js ignores certain environment variables if those may have been set by an unprivileged user while the process is running with elevated privileges with the only exception of CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE. Due to a bug in the implementation of this exception, Node.js incorrectly applies this exception even when certain other capabilities have been set. This allows unprivileged users to inject code that inherits the process's elevated privileges.

CVSS Scores

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