CVE-2024-37372
Publication date 9 January 2025
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The Permission Model assumes that any path starting with two backslashes \ has a four-character prefix that can be ignored, which is not always true. This subtle bug leads to vulnerable edge cases.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| nodejs | 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
3.6 · Low
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |