Remote Yes

Type Arbitrary code execution

Description

Node.js before versions 16.6.2, 14.17.5 and 12.22.5 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit memory corruption to change process behavior. The issue is a follow on to CVE-2021-22930 as the issue was not completely resolved in the fix for CVE-2021-22930.

AVG-2285 nodejs-lts-erbium 12.22.4-2 High Vulnerable

AVG-2284 nodejs-lts-fermium 14.17.4-1 High Vulnerable

AVG-2283 nodejs 16.6.1-1 16.6.2-1 High Fixed

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/#use-after-free-on-close-http2-on-stream-canceling-high-cve-2021-22940
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39423
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39622
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a3c33d4ce78f74d1cf1765704af5b427aa3840a6
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2008c9722fcf7591e39013691f303934b622df7b
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2008c9722fcf7591e39013691f303934b622df7b