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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0169
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0169)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'nodejs-chownr' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0169 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'nodejs-chownr' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0169 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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).

Affected Software/OS:
'nodejs-chownr' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
1.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-18869
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=863985
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1611614
https://github.com/isaacs/chownr/issues/14
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:chownr:20180731
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