Amazon Linux AMI update for nodejs20



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-25629
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

nodejs20
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU86807

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25629

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ares__read_line() function when parsing local configuration files, such as `/etc/resolv.conf`, `/etc/nsswitch.conf`, or `HOSTALIASES` file. A local user can insert a NULL character as the first character in a new line into one of the configuration files and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    nodejs20-libs-debuginfo-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    nodejs20-full-i18n-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    nodejs20-devel-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    v8-11.3-devel-11.3.244.8-1.20.11.1.1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    nodejs20-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    nodejs20-debuginfo-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    nodejs20-libs-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    nodejs20-npm-10.2.4-1.20.11.1.1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
    nodejs20-debugsource-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

noarch:
    nodejs20-docs-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.noarch

src:
    nodejs20-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

x86_64:
    nodejs20-libs-debuginfo-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    nodejs20-debuginfo-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    nodejs20-full-i18n-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    nodejs20-devel-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    nodejs20-libs-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    v8-11.3-devel-11.3.244.8-1.20.11.1.1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    nodejs20-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    nodejs20-npm-10.2.4-1.20.11.1.1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
    nodejs20-debugsource-20.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

nodejs20: before 20.11.1-1

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-562.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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