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TI-2024-14638 Aliases CVE-2024-22017GHSA-vr4q-vx84-9g5x

setuid() does not affect libuv's internal io_uring operations if initialized before the…

Priority LOW 36CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

setuid() does not affect libuv's internal io_uring operations if initialized before the call to setuid(). This allows the process to perform privileged operations despite presumably having dropped such privileges through a call to setuid(). This vulnerability affects all users using version greater or equal than Node.js 18.18.0, Node.js 20.4.0 and Node.js 21.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00893 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Node (NodeJS): 20.11.1, 21.6.2Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NodeJSNode4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 and later; 15.0 and later; 16.0 and later; 17.0 and later; 19.0 and later; 20.0 to before 20.11.1; 21.0 to before 21.6.220.11.1, 21.6.2Patch availableCNA
  • Node VendorNodeJS Affected 4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 and later; 15.0 and later; 16.0 and later; 17.0 and later; 19.0 and later; 20.0 to before 20.11.1; 21.0 to before 21.6.2 Fixed in 20.11.1, 21.6.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·NodeJS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Node (NodeJS) Fixed in 20.11.1, 21.6.2

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:1687 Released 2024-04-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:20 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:20.11.1-1.module+el8.9.0+21380+12032667.aarch64::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.11.1-1.module+el8.9.0+21380+12032667.ppc64le::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.11.1-1.module+el8.9.0+21380+12032667.s390x::nodejs:20 +20
  • RHSA-2024:1688 Released 2024-04-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:20 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:20.11.1-1.module+el9.3.0+21385+bac43d5a.aarch64::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.11.1-1.module+el9.3.0+21385+bac43d5a.ppc64le::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.11.1-1.module+el9.3.0+21385+bac43d5a.s390x::nodejs:20 +20

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:1687
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:1688
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22017
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr4q-vx84-9g5x

References

Other 3

  • TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-18584 Race condition in NodeJS Node CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-03325 Command injection vulnerability in programing languages on Microsoft Windows operating system. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03472 X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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