Description
The package postcss before 8.2.13 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via getAnnotationURL() and loadAnnotation() in lib/previous-map.js. The vulnerable regexes are caused mainly by the sub-pattern \/\*\s* sourceMappingURL=(.*).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | postcss | unspecified – < 8.2.13 | 8.2.13 |
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-postcss | 8.2.1+~cs5.3.23-7 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-postcss | 8.2.1+~cs5.3.23-7 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-postcss | 8.2.1+~cs5.3.23-7 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-postcss | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-postcss | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | postcss | >= 8.0.0, < 8.2.13 | 8.2.13 | GHSA-566m-qj78-rww5 |
| npm | postcss | < 7.0.36 | 7.0.36 | GHSA-566m-qj78-rww5 |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2023-1350 Splunk Splunk Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen in Komponenten von Drittanbietern BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 1, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2229 Splunk Splunk Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 18, 2025
- WID-SEC-2023-0809 IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 19, 2024