CVE-2024-27980

Publication date 9 January 2025

Last updated 15 January 2025


Ubuntu priority

Due to the improper handling of batch files in child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync, a malicious command line argument can inject arbitrary commands and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
nodejs 23.10 mantic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes


alexmurray

Only affects nodejs on Windows so nodejs in Ubuntu is not-affected.