SB2025101705 - Fedora 41 update for yarnpkg



SB2025101705 - Fedora 41 update for yarnpkg

Published: October 17, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025101705
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59343)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to symlink validation bypass if the destination directory is predictable with a specific tarball. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.