Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs:18/nodejs package, versions <1:18.12.1-1.module+el9.1.0.z+17326+318294bb


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-NODEJS-11653524
  • published9 Aug 2025
  • 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:9 nodejs:18/nodejs to version 1:18.12.1-1.module+el9.1.0.z+17326+318294bb or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:8832.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:18/nodejs package and not the nodejs:18/nodejs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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

version 3.1