Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs-devel package, versions <1:18.12.1-1.module+el9.1.0+20891+3d7d56a4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.67% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-NODEJSDEVEL-3166908
  • published8 Dec 2022
  • disclosed17 Oct 2022

Introduced: 17 Oct 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 nodejs-devel to version 1:18.12.1-1.module+el9.1.0+20891+3d7d56a4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-8832.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-devel package and not the nodejs-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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

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