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CVE-2024-22017: setuid() does not affect libuv's internal io_uring operations if initialized before the call to setuid(). This allows the process to perform...
7.3
CVSS
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-22017
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Affected Products
Vendor: Node.js
Product: Node.js
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 18.39% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://hackerone.com/reports/2170226http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240517-0007/