Packages
- node-path-to-regexp - Turn a path string such as /user/:name into a regular expression.
Details
It was discovered that Path-to-Regexp incorrectly handled route patterns
containing multiple named parameters separated by non-delimiter characters
such as hyphens. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service via catastrophic backtracking in the generated regular expressions.
It was discovered that Path-to-Regexp incorrectly handled route patterns
containing multiple named parameters separated by non-delimiter characters
such as hyphens. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service via catastrophic backtracking in the generated regular expressions.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.04 LTS noble | node-path-to-regexp – 6.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | node-path-to-regexp – 6.2.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | node-path-to-regexp – 6.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | node-path-to-regexp – 1.0.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | node-path-to-regexp – 1.0.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1 | ||
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