As the BSI reports, a vulnerability has been found for npm. You can read here on news.de which operating systems and products are affected by the vulnerability.
The Federal Office for Security in der Informationstechnik (BSI) published an update on March 17th, 2023 to a vulnerability for npm that became known on June 14th, 2022. The operating systems UNIX, Linux and Windows as well as the products Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Open Source npm, SUSE Linux, Oracle Linux and IBM Spectrum Protect are affected by the vulnerability.
The latest manufacturer recommendations regarding updates, workarounds and security patches for this vulnerability can be found here: IBM Security Bulletin 6956237 (Status: 03/17/2023). Other useful links are listed later in this article.
Security Advice for npm – risk: medium
Risk level: 1 (medium)
CVSS Base Score: 7,4
CVSS Temporal Score: 6,4
Remoteangriff: Ja
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is used to assess the severity of vulnerabilities in computer systems. The CVSS standard makes it possible to compare potential or actual security vulnerabilities based on various metrics in order to better prioritize countermeasures. The attributes “none”, “low”, “medium”, “high” and “critical” are used for the severity of a vulnerability. The base score assesses the prerequisites for an attack (including authentication, complexity, privileges, user interaction) and its consequences. With the temporal score, framework conditions that change over time are included in the evaluation. The severity of the current vulnerability is classified as “medium” according to the CVSS with a base score of 7.4.
npm Bug: Vulnerability allows information disclosure
npm is a package manager for the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment.
A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in npm to disclose information.
The vulnerability was classified using the CVE reference system (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) based on the individual serial number CVE-2022-29244.
Systems affected by the npm vulnerability at a glance
operating systems
UNIX, Linux, Windows
Products
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux)
Open Source npm < 8.11.0 (cpe:/a:npmjs:npm)
SUSE Linux (cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux)
Oracle Linux (cpe:/o:oracle:linux)
IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1 (cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_protect)
IBM Spectrum Protect < 10.1.14 (cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_protect)
General measures to deal with IT vulnerabilities
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Users of the affected systems should keep them up to date. When security gaps become known, manufacturers are required to remedy them as quickly as possible by developing a patch or a workaround. If security patches are available, install them promptly.
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For information, consult the sources listed in the next section. These often contain further information on the latest version of the software in question and the availability of security patches or tips on workarounds.
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If you have any further questions or are uncertain, please contact your responsible administrator. IT security officers should regularly check the sources mentioned to see whether a new security update is available.
Manufacturer information on updates, patches and workarounds
At this point there are further links with information about bug reports, security fixes and workarounds.
IBM Security Bulletin 6956237 vom 2023-03-17 (17.03.2023)
For more information, see: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6956237
IBM Security Bulletin 6955067 vom 2023-03-16 (16.03.2023)
For more information, see: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6955067
Oracle Linux Bulletin-October 2022 vom 2022-10-18 (19.10.2022)
For more information, see: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/linuxbulletinoct2022.html
Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2022-6595 vom 2022-09-22 (22.09.2022)
For more information, see: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-6595.html
Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:6595 vom 2022-09-21 (21.09.2022)
For more information, see: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6595
SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2022:3196-1 vom 2022-09-08 (09.09.2022)
For more information, see: https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2022-September/012190.html
NATIONAL VULNERABILITY DATABASE CVE-2022-29244 Detail vom 2022-06-13 (14.06.2022)
For more information, see: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29244
Version history of this security alert
This is the 7th version of this IT security notice for npm. This text will be updated as further updates are announced. You can understand the changes made using the following version history.
06/14/2022 – Initial version
09/09/2022 – Added new updates from SUSE
09/21/2022 – Added new updates from Red Hat
09/22/2022 – Added new updates of Oracle Linux
10/19/2022 – Added new updates
03/16/2023 – Added new updates from IBM
03/17/2023 – Added new updates from IBM
+++ Editorial note: This text was created with the help of AI on the basis of current BSI data. We accept feedback and comments at [email protected]. +++
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