CVE catalog
CVE-2024-36137
nodejs: CVE-2024-36137
- Severity
- Low · CVSS 3.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.40% · Oct 25, 2026
A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-write flag is used. Node.js Permission Model do not operate on file descriptors, however, operations such as fs.fchown or fs.fchmod can use a "read-only" file descriptor to change the owner and permissions of a file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nodejs | sid | 24.22.1+dfsg+~cs24.19.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | nodejs | forky | 24.21.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | nodejs | trixie | 20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2 | fixed |
| Debian | nodejs | trixie-security | 20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | nodejs | bookworm | 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 | not affected |
| Debian | nodejs | bookworm-security | 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u3 | not affected |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.19 | 20.15.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.20 | 20.15.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.21 | 20.15.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.22 | 20.15.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.23 | 20.15.1-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | nodejs | 3.24 | 20.15.1-r0 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | nodejs | source | sid | 20.15.1+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nodejs | source | forky | 20.15.1+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nodejs | source | trixie | 20.15.1+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | nodejs | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.19 | 20.15.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2024-36137 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.20 | 20.15.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2024-36137 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.21 | 20.15.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2024-36137 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.22 | 20.15.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2024-36137 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.23 | 20.15.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2024-36137 | Not reported |
| Alpine | nodejs | apk | 3.24 | 20.15.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2024-36137 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libnode108]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (4)
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- [libnode-dev]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (4)
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- [nodejs]Unknown
Details (4)
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
- [nodejs-doc]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (4)
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · nodejs · debian · bookworm
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libnode115]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (5)
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
- [libnode-dev]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (5)
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
- [nodejs]Unknown
Details (5)
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
- [nodejs-doc]Unknown
Source package: [nodejs]
Details (5)
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2· all · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
20.15.1+dfsg-1dsa · nodejs · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5815]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2024_5814.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2024-36137]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36137]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36137]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-36137]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-1548.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]