UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22940

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-22940
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22940.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22940
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:46:39Z
Published
2021-08-16T19:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:55:01.997114Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Node.js before 16.6.1, 14.17.5, and 12.22.5 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption, to change process behavior.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs@12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6

Affected versions

12.*

12.22.5~dfsg-5ubuntu1
12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu1
12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu3
12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu2
12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3
12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2
12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.3
12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5

Ecosystem specific 

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    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "libnode-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "libnode72"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "libnode72-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nodejs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nodejs-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nodejs-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}