SUSE update for nodejs18
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-21538 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-185 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system nodejs18-docs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs18-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs18-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component npm18 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs18 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component nodejs18-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Incorrect Regular Expression
EUVDB-ID: #VU100921
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21538
CWE-ID:
CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when processing regular expressions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package nodejs18 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5
nodejs18-docs: before 18.20.5-8.30.1
nodejs18-debuginfo: before 18.20.5-8.30.1
nodejs18-debugsource: before 18.20.5-8.30.1
npm18: before 18.20.5-8.30.1
nodejs18: before 18.20.5-8.30.1
nodejs18-devel: before 18.20.5-8.30.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:nodejs18-docs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:nodejs18-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:nodejs18-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:npm18:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:nodejs18:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:nodejs18-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20244272-1/
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.
