SUSE update for nodejs20



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
Web and Scripting Module
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openSUSE Leap
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

nodejs20-docs
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

npm20
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

corepack20
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

nodejs20-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

nodejs20
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

nodejs20-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

nodejs20-debugsource
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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package nodejs20 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Web and Scripting Module: 15-SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP6

nodejs20-docs: before 20.18.1-150600.3.6.1

npm20: before 20.18.1-150600.3.6.1

corepack20: before 20.18.1-150600.3.6.1

nodejs20-debuginfo: before 20.18.1-150600.3.6.1

nodejs20: before 20.18.1-150600.3.6.1

nodejs20-devel: before 20.18.1-150600.3.6.1

nodejs20-debugsource: before 20.18.1-150600.3.6.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20244286-1/


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.



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