On Linux, Node.js ignores certain environment variables if those may have been set by an unprivileged user while the process is running with elevated privileges with the only exception of CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE. Due to a bug in the implementation of this exception, Node.js incorrectly applies this exception even when certain other capabilities have been set. This allows unprivileged users to inject code that inherits the process's elevated privileges.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2024-02-20T01:31:08.073Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T22:35:34.516Z

Reserved: 2024-01-03T01:04:06.539Z

Link: CVE-2024-21892

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T22:35:34.516Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-02-20T02:15:50.567

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:55:12.463

Link: CVE-2024-21892

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2024-02-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-21892 - Bugzilla