Description
The package browserslist from 4.0.0 and before 4.16.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) during parsing of queries.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | browserslist | 4.0.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 4.16.5 | unspecified |
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-browserslist | 4.16.3+~cs5.4.72-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-browserslist | 4.16.3+~cs5.4.72-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-browserslist | 4.16.3+~cs5.4.72-2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-browserslist | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-browserslist | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | node-browserslist | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | browserslist | >= 4.0.0, < 4.16.5 | 4.16.5 | GHSA-w8qv-6jwh-64r5 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2023-0809 IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 19, 2024
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-BROWSERSLIST-1090194
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1277182
- https://github.com/browserslist/browserslist/blob/e82f32d1d4100d6bc79ea0b6b6a2d281a561e33c/index.js%23L472-L474
- https://github.com/browserslist/browserslist/commit/c091916910dfe0b5fd61caad96083c6709b02d98
- https://github.com/browserslist/browserslist/pull/593