Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs:18/nodejs-packaging-bundler package, versions <0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-NODEJS-5579516
  • 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:9 nodejs:18/nodejs-packaging-bundler to version 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601 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-packaging-bundler package and not the nodejs:18/nodejs-packaging-bundler 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 Scores

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