CVE-2022-3517
Publication date 17 October 2022
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| node-minimatch | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 3.0.4-4ubuntu0.1
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 3.0.4-3+deb10u1build0.18.04.1
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6086-1
- minimatch vulnerability
- 18 May 2023