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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.5 High

CVE-2024-21892

On Linux, Node.js ignores certain environment variables if those may have been set by an unprivileged user while the process is running with elevated privileges with the only excep

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Description

On Linux, Node.js ignores certain environment variables if those may have been set by an unprivileged user while the process is running with elevated privileges with the only exception of CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE. Due to a bug in the implementation of this exception, Node.js incorrectly applies this exception even when certain other capabilities have been set. This allows unprivileged users to inject code that inherits the process's elevated privileges.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

NodeJS Node

Default version status: unaffected

  • 4.0 to < 4.*affected
  • 5.0 to < 5.*affected
  • 6.0 to < 6.*affected
  • 7.0 to < 7.*affected
  • 8.0 to < 8.*affected
  • 9.0 to < 9.*affected
  • 10.0 to < 10.*affected
  • 11.0 to < 11.*affected
  • 12.0 to < 12.*affected
  • 13.0 to < 13.*affected
  • 14.0 to < 14.*affected
  • 15.0 to < 15.*affected
  • 16.0 to < 16.*affected
  • 17.0 to < 17.*affected
  • 18.0 to < 18.19.1affected
  • 19.0 to < 19.*affected
  • 20.0 to < 20.11.1affected
  • 21.0 to < 21.6.2affected

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