UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10773

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10773
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10773.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10773
Related
Published
2019-12-16T20:15:00Z
Modified
2025-06-03T17:33:05Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

In Yarn before 1.21.1, the package install functionality can be abused to generate arbitrary symlinks on the host filesystem by using specially crafted "bin" keys. Existing files could be overwritten depending on the current user permission set.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / node-yarnpkg

Package

Name
node-yarnpkg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-yarnpkg@1.22.4-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.0-1build1
1.13.0-3
1.19.1-1
1.22.4-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / node-yarnpkg

Package

Name
node-yarnpkg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-yarnpkg@1.22.10+~cs22.25.14-8?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.22.10+~cs22.25.14-3
1.22.10+~cs22.25.14-4
1.22.10+~cs22.25.14-5
1.22.10+~cs22.25.14-8

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}