Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs-devel package, versions <1:14.21.1-2.module+el8.7.0+1116+bd2a84b4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.75% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-NODEJSDEVEL-3252250
  • published29 Jan 2023
  • disclosed17 Oct 2022

Introduced: 17 Oct 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 nodejs-devel to version 1:14.21.1-2.module+el8.7.0+1116+bd2a84b4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:0050.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-devel package and not the nodejs-devel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 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