Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs-packaging package, versions <0:25-1.module+el8.5.0+702+221f14e6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.67% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-NODEJSPACKAGING-3252254
  • 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-packaging to version 0:25-1.module+el8.5.0+702+221f14e6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:9073.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-packaging package and not the nodejs-packaging 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