Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel package, versions <0:14.21.1-3.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.82% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHNODEJS14NODEJSDEVEL-4852802
  • published15 Oct 2022
  • disclosed6 Feb 2022

Introduced: 6 Feb 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel to version 0:14.21.1-3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:0612.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel package and not the rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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

version 3.1