MGASA-2021-0169

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    MGASA-2021-0169

    Published: 2 Apr 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-18869

    Summary: Updated nodejs-chownr packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Updated nodejs-chownr package fixes security vulnerability: A TOCTOU issue in the chownr package before 1.1.0 for Node.js 10.10 could allow a local attacker to trick it into descending into unintended directories via symlink attacks (CVE-2017-18869).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0169.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27971

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nodejs-chownr

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/nodejs-chownr?arch=source&distro=mageia-7

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.1.0-1.mga7

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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