Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel package, versions <0:8.17.0-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHNODEJS8NODEJSDEVEL-4755598
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed31 Jul 2018

Introduced: 31 Jul 2018

CVE-2017-18869  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel to version 0:8.17.0-2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:2625.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel package and not the rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A TOCTOU issue in the chownr package before 1.1.0 for Node.js 10.10 could allow a local attacker to trick it into descending into unintended directories via symlink attacks.

CVSS Scores

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