Incomplete Documentation Affecting nodejs:20/nodejs package, versions <1:20.11.1-1.module+el9.3.0+21385+bac43d5a


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-NODEJS-6269336
  • published24 Feb 2024
  • disclosed19 Feb 2024

Introduced: 19 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-21890  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1059  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 nodejs:20/nodejs to version 1:20.11.1-1.module+el9.3.0+21385+bac43d5a or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1688.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:20/nodejs package and not the nodejs:20/nodejs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Node.js Permission Model does not clarify in the documentation that wildcards should be only used as the last character of a file path. For example:

 --allow-fs-read=/home/node/.ssh/*.pub

will ignore pub and give access to everything after .ssh/.

This misleading documentation affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20 and Node.js 21.

Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

CVSS Scores

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