Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in vercel ms up to 1.x. This issue affects the function parse of the file index.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is named caae2988ba2a37765d055c4eee63d383320ee662. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217451.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| vercel | ms | 1.x | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | npm +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | npm +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | npm +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | npm +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | npm +1 | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | npm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | npm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | npm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | npm | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | js-jquery +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | js-jquery +1 | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | ms | < 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | GHSA-w9mr-4mfr-499f |
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.217451 vdb-entry technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217451 signature permissions-required
- https://github.com/vercel/ms/pull/89 exploit issue-tracking
- https://github.com/vercel/ms/commit/caae2988ba2a37765d055c4eee63d383320ee662 patch
- https://github.com/vercel/ms/releases/tag/2.0.0 patch