| 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/98414f9f1fabe021736e26836d8306d5de747e0d/lib/parse.js#L308 https://github.com/micromatch/braces/issues/35