vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-36137: nodejs: fs.fchown/fchmod bypasses permission model (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Sep 7, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Jul 7, 2025 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 7, 2024
Added
Sep 13, 2024
Modified
Jul 7, 2025
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-write flag is used.
Node.js Permission Model do not operate on file descriptors, however, operations such as fs.fchown or fs.fchmod can use a "read-only" file descriptor to change the owner and permissions of a file.
Solution(s)
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