USN-6086-1: minimatch vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• node-minimatch - A glob matcher in javascript

Details

It was discovered that minimatch incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04

• node-minimatch - 3.0.4-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• node-minimatch - 3.0.4-3+deb10u1build0.18.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2022-3517