Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs-nodemon package, versions <0:2.0.20-2.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-NODEJSNODEMON-3166913
  • 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-nodemon to version 0:2.0.20-2.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-0321.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-nodemon package and not the nodejs-nodemon 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 Scores

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