CVE-2024-22017

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-02-19
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

setuid() does not affect libuv's internal io_uring operations if initialized before the call to setuid(). This allows the process to perform privileged operations despite presumably having dropped such privileges through a call to setuid(). This vulnerability affects all users using version greater or equal than Node.js 18.18.0, Node.js 20.4.0 and Node.js 21.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	7.3
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs)	ELSA-2024-1687	2024-04-08
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2024-1687	2024-04-08
Oracle Linux version 8 (nodejs-packaging)	ELSA-2024-1687	2024-04-08
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs)	ELSA-2024-1688	2024-04-08
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-nodemon)	ELSA-2024-1688	2024-04-08
Oracle Linux version 9 (nodejs-packaging)	ELSA-2024-1688	2024-04-08