SB2018101826 - Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-nodejs8-nodejs
Published: October 18, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018101826
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12115)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write condition in the Buffer component when used with UCS-2 encoding. A local attacker can cause a targeted system to stop functioning or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.