Description
Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | growl node module | <1.10.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-growl | 1.10.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-growl | 1.10.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-growl | 1.10.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | node-growl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | node-growl | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | js-jquery | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | growl | < 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | GHSA-qh2h-chj9-jffq |
Advisories 1
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