Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs-debuginfo package, versions <1:18.12.1-1.module+el9.1.0+13234+90e40c60


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-NODEJSDEBUGINFO-3267456
  • 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:9 nodejs-debuginfo to version 1:18.12.1-1.module+el9.1.0+13234+90e40c60 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:8832.

NVD Description

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