CVE-2021-22940 — Use After Free in Node

CWE-416 — Use After Free7 documents7 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Nodejs NodeNodejsNodejs Node.js+5 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Node.js before 16.6.1, 14.17.5, and 12.22.5 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption, to change process behavior.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5nodejs/node4.0 — 4.*+12
▶NVDnodejs/node.js12.0.0 — 12.22.5+2
▶Debiannodejs/nodejs< 12.22.5~dfsg-1+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

Patches

Patch: cert-portal.siemens.com ↗Patch: nodejs.org ↗Patch: www.oracle.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-6hhj-4h22-mrmm: Node↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2021-22940: Node↗2021-08-16
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CVEList
CVE-2021-22940: Node↗2021-08-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
nodejs: Use-after-free on close http2 on stream canceling↗2021-08-11
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Microsoft
Node.js before 16.6.1 14.17.5 and 12.22.5 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption to change process behavior.↗2021-08-10
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Debian
CVE-2021-22940: nodejs - Node.js before 16.6.1, 14.17.5, and 12.22.5 is vulnerable to a use after free at...↗2021
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