Amazon Linux 2023 : nodejs22, nodejs22-devel, nodejs22-full-i18n (ALAS2023-2026-1483)

high Nessus Plugin ID 304295

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-1483 advisory.

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. When using default options in versions 7.5.7 and below, an attacker-controlled archive can create a hardlink inside the extraction directory that points to a file outside the extraction root, enabling arbitrary file read and write as the extracting user. Severity is high because the primitive bypasses path protections and turns archive extraction into a direct filesystem access primitive. This issue has been fixed in version 7.5.8. (CVE-2026-26960)

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to version 7.5.10, tar can be tricked into creating a hardlink that points outside the extraction directory by using a drive-relative link target such as C:../target.txt, which enables file overwrite outside cwd during normal tar.x() extraction. This issue has been patched in version 7.5.10. (CVE-2026-29786)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'dnf update nodejs22 --releasever 2023.10.20260325' or or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1483 --releasever 2023.10.20260325' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 304295

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2026-1483.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/30/2026

Updated: 3/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-26960

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 6.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-29786

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs22-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs22-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:v8-12.4-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs22-docs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs22-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs22-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs22-npm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs22, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs22-full-i18n, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:nodejs22-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-26960, CVE-2026-29786

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