https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224301 Bug ID: 1224301 Summary: VUL-0: CVE-2024-4068: element-desktop,element-web: the npm package `braces` fails to limit the number of characters it can handle, which could lead to Memory Exhaustion Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 15.6 Hardware: Other URL: https://smash.suse.de/issue/405385/ OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Security Assignee: amajer@suse.com Reporter: smash_bz@suse.de QA Contact: security-team@suse.de CC: gabriele.sonnu@suse.com Target Milestone: --- Found By: Security Response Team Blocker: --- The NPM package `braces` fails to limit the number of characters it can handle, which could lead to Memory Exhaustion. In `lib/parse.js,` if a malicious user sends "imbalanced braces" as input, the parsing will enter a loop, which will cause the program to start allocating heap memory without freeing it at any moment of the loop. Eventually, the JavaScript heap limit is reached, and the program will crash. References: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2024-4068 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4068 https://devhub.checkmarx.com/cve-details/CVE-2024-4068/ https://github.com/micromatch/braces/blob/98414f9f1fabe021736e26836d8306d5de... https://github.com/micromatch/braces/issues/35 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.