Fedora EPEL 6 update for libuv, nodejs, v8



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-0278
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

v8
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

nodejs
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libuv
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU40789

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0278

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

libuv before 0.10.34 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 6.0

v8: before 3.14.5.10-17.el6

nodejs: before 0.10.36-3.el6

libuv: before 0.10.34-1.el6

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2015-0864


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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