SUSE update for nodejs12

Published: 2022-04-29

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-44906 CVE-2022-0235
CWE-ID	CWE-400 CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting Operating systems & Components / Operating system nodejs12-docs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component npm12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs12-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs12-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs12-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU64030

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44906

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trick the library into adding or modifying the properties of Object.prototype, using a constructor or __proto__ payload, resulting in prototype pollution and loss of confidentiality, availability, and integrity.

Mitigation

Update the affected package nodejs12 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP3 - 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON - 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting: 12

nodejs12-docs: before 12.22.12-1.48.1

npm12: before 12.22.12-1.48.1

nodejs12-devel: before 12.22.12-1.48.1

nodejs12-debugsource: before 12.22.12-1.48.1

nodejs12-debuginfo: before 12.22.12-1.48.1

nodejs12: before 12.22.12-1.48.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221466-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU61471

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0235

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure