SB2024021944 - Fedora 38 update for yarnpkg 

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SB2024021944 - Fedora 38 update for yarnpkg

Published: February 19, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024021944
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Incorrect Regular Expression (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37599)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed via the resourcePath variable to  interpolateName() function in interpolateName.js. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.

2) Prototype pollution (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26136)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.


3) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46234)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the dsaVerify() function when validating public keys. A remote attacker can construct a public key in a way that it will be accepted as valid by the affected application and perform spoofing attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References