SUSE update for nodejs8

Published: 2022-05-17

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	openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system nodejs8-docs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component npm8 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs8-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs8-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs8-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs8 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 nodejs8 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

nodejs8-docs: before 8.17.0-150200.10.22.1

npm8: before 8.17.0-150200.10.22.1

nodejs8-devel: before 8.17.0-150200.10.22.1

nodejs8-debugsource: before 8.17.0-150200.10.22.1

nodejs8-debuginfo: before 8.17.0-150200.10.22.1

nodejs8: before 8.17.0-150200.10.22.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221694-1/

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