ALPINE-CVE-2021-22883

Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-22883
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-22883.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2021-22883
Upstream
Published
2021-03-03T18:15:14Z
Modified
2025-09-30T05:20:17.416347Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Node.js before 10.24.0, 12.21.0, 14.16.0, and 15.10.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when too many connection attempts with an 'unknownProtocol' are established. This leads to a leak of file descriptors. If a file descriptor limit is configured on the system, then the server is unable to accept new connections and prevent the process also from opening, e.g. a file. If no file descriptor limit is configured, then this lead to an excessive memory usage and cause the system to run out of memory.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.11

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
12.21.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.20.1-r0

Alpine:v3.12

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
12.21.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.14.1-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.15.0-r2
12.16.2-r0
12.16.3-r0
12.16.3-r1
12.17.0-r0
12.18.3-r0
12.18.4-r0
12.19.0-r0
12.20.1-r0

Alpine:v3.13

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.14.1-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.15.0-r2
12.16.2-r0
12.16.3-r0
12.16.3-r1
12.17.0-r0
12.18.0-r0
12.18.0-r1
12.18.0-r2
12.18.2-r0
12.18.3-r0
12.18.4-r0
12.19.0-r0

14.*

14.15.1-r0
14.15.3-r0
14.15.3-r1
14.15.3-r2
14.15.4-r0
14.15.5-r0

Alpine:v3.14

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.14.1-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.15.0-r2
12.16.2-r0
12.16.3-r0
12.16.3-r1
12.17.0-r0
12.18.0-r0
12.18.0-r1
12.18.0-r2
12.18.2-r0
12.18.3-r0
12.18.4-r0
12.19.0-r0

14.*

14.15.1-r0
14.15.3-r0
14.15.3-r1
14.15.3-r2
14.15.4-r0
14.15.5-r0

Alpine:v3.15

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.14.1-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.15.0-r2
12.16.2-r0
12.16.3-r0
12.16.3-r1
12.17.0-r0
12.18.0-r0
12.18.0-r1
12.18.0-r2
12.18.2-r0
12.18.3-r0
12.18.4-r0
12.19.0-r0

14.*

14.15.1-r0
14.15.3-r0
14.15.3-r1
14.15.3-r2
14.15.4-r0
14.15.5-r0

Alpine:v3.16

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.14.1-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.15.0-r2
12.16.2-r0
12.16.3-r0
12.16.3-r1
12.17.0-r0
12.18.0-r0
12.18.0-r1
12.18.0-r2
12.18.2-r0
12.18.3-r0
12.18.4-r0
12.19.0-r0

14.*

14.15.1-r0
14.15.3-r0
14.15.3-r1
14.15.3-r2
14.15.4-r0
14.15.5-r0

Alpine:v3.17

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.14.1-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.15.0-r2
12.16.2-r0
12.16.3-r0
12.16.3-r1
12.17.0-r0
12.18.0-r0
12.18.0-r1
12.18.0-r2
12.18.2-r0
12.18.3-r0
12.18.4-r0
12.19.0-r0

14.*

14.15.1-r0
14.15.3-r0
14.15.3-r1
14.15.3-r2
14.15.4-r0
14.15.5-r0

Alpine:v3.18

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.14.1-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.15.0-r2
12.16.2-r0
12.16.3-r0
12.16.3-r1
12.17.0-r0
12.18.0-r0
12.18.0-r1
12.18.0-r2
12.18.2-r0
12.18.3-r0
12.18.4-r0
12.19.0-r0

14.*

14.15.1-r0
14.15.3-r0
14.15.3-r1
14.15.3-r2
14.15.4-r0
14.15.5-r0

Alpine:v3.19

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.14.1-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.15.0-r2
12.16.2-r0
12.16.3-r0
12.16.3-r1
12.17.0-r0
12.18.0-r0
12.18.0-r1
12.18.0-r2
12.18.2-r0
12.18.3-r0
12.18.4-r0
12.19.0-r0

14.*

14.15.1-r0
14.15.3-r0
14.15.3-r1
14.15.3-r2
14.15.4-r0
14.15.5-r0

Alpine:v3.20

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0

Affected versions

4.*

4.4.3-r0
4.4.4-r0
4.4.5-r0
4.4.7-r0
4.5.0-r0

6.*

6.9.1-r0
6.9.1-r1
6.9.2-r0
6.9.4-r0
6.9.4-r1
6.9.5-r0
6.9.5-r1
6.10.0-r0
6.10.1-r0
6.10.3-r0
6.11.0-r0
6.11.1-r0
6.11.1-r1
6.11.1-r2
6.11.2-r0
6.11.3-r0
6.11.4-r0
6.11.5-r0

8.*

8.9.0-r0
8.9.1-r0
8.9.2-r0
8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r1
8.9.4-r0
8.10.0-r0
8.11.0-r0
8.11.0-r1
8.11.1-r0
8.11.1-r1
8.11.1-r2
8.11.2-r0
8.11.3-r0
8.11.3-r1
8.11.3-r2
8.11.3-r3
8.11.4-r0
8.12.0-r0

10.*

10.13.0-r0
10.14.0-r0
10.14.1-r0
10.14.2-r0
10.15.1-r0
10.15.3-r0
10.16.0-r0
10.16.1-r0
10.16.2-r0
10.16.3-r0

12.*

12.13.0-r0
12.13.0-r1
12.13.1-r0
12.14.0-r0
12.14.1-r0
12.15.0-r0
12.15.0-r1
12.15.0-r2
12.16.2-r0
12.16.3-r0
12.16.3-r1
12.17.0-r0
12.18.0-r0
12.18.0-r1
12.18.0-r2
12.18.2-r0
12.18.3-r0
12.18.4-r0
12.19.0-r0

14.*

14.15.1-r0
14.15.3-r0
14.15.3-r1
14.15.3-r2
14.15.4-r0
14.15.5-r0

Alpine:v3.21

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0

Alpine:v3.22

nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/nodejs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
14.16.0-r0