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Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-32004: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 15, 2023
Added
Mar 21, 2024
Modified
Mar 22, 2024

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Node.js version 20, specifically within the experimental permission model. This flaw relates to improper handling of Buffers in file system APIs causing a traversal path to bypass when verifying file permissions.

This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental permission model in Node.js 20.

Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the permission model is an experimental feature of Node.js.

Solution

alpine-linux-upgrade-nodejs
Title
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