# CVE-2021-37701: nodejs: Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript prog... CVE-2021-37701 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by DSA-5008-1, released November 11, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-37701 - Priority: High - CVSS: 9.8 (Moderate) - EPSS: 0.0329 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Nov 11, 2021 ## Description Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: nodejs (14.18.2), nodejs-nodemon (2.0.15). (BZ#2027609) Security Fix(es): * nodejs-json-schema: Prototype pollution vulnerability (CVE-2021-3918) * nodejs-ini: Prototype pollution via malicious INI file (CVE-2020-7788) * nodejs-glob-parent: Regular expression denial of service (CVE-2020-28469) * nodejs-ansi-regex: Regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) matching ANSI escape codes (CVE-2021-3807) * normalize-url: ReDoS for data URLs (CVE-2021-33502) * nodejs-tar: Insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic links allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite (CVE-2021-37701) * nodejs-tar: Insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic links allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite (CVE-2021-37712) * llhttp: HTTP Request Smuggling due to spaces in headers (CVE-2021-22959) * llhttp: HTTP Request Smuggling when parsing the body of chunked requests (CVE-2021-22960) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | node-tar Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u2 | [DSA-5008-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5008-1.md) | Nov 11, 2021 | | Linux | nodejs RHEL 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+13644+8d46dafd | [RHSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs almalinux 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | [ALSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs ol 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+20489+261d51d3 | [ELSA-2022-0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 2, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs rocky 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+733+de4fee6c | [RLSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-devel RHEL 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+13644+8d46dafd | [RHSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-devel almalinux 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | [ALSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-devel ol 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+20489+261d51d3 | [ELSA-2022-0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 2, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-docs RHEL 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+13644+8d46dafd | [RHSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-docs almalinux 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | [ALSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-docs ol 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+20489+261d51d3 | [ELSA-2022-0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 2, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-full-i18n RHEL 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+13644+8d46dafd | [RHSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-full-i18n almalinux 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | [ALSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-full-i18n ol 8 | 1:14.18.2-2.module+el8.5.0+20489+261d51d3 | [ELSA-2022-0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 2, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-nodemon RHEL 8 | 0:2.0.15-1.module+el8.5.0+13504+a2e74d91 | [RHSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-nodemon almalinux 8 | 2.0.15-1.module_el8.6.0+2904+f21ad6f4 | [ALSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-nodemon ol 8 | 0:2.0.15-1.module+el8.5.0+20489+261d51d3 | [ELSA-2022-0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 2, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-nodemon rocky 8 | 0:2.0.15-1.module+el8.5.0+721+4c107270 | [RLSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-packaging RHEL 8 | 0:23-3.module+el8.3.0+6519+9f98ed83 | [RHSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-packaging almalinux 8 | 23-3.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | [ALSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-packaging ol 8 | 0:23-3.module+el8.3.0+7818+6cd30d85 | [ELSA-2022-0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 2, 2022 | | Linux | nodejs-packaging rocky 8 | 0:23-3.module+el8.7.0+1071+4bdda2a8 | [RLSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | npm RHEL 8 | 1:6.14.15-1.14.18.2.2.module+el8.5.0+13644+8d46dafd | [RHSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | npm almalinux 8 | 1:6.14.15-1.14.18.2.2.module_el8.5.0+2618+8d46dafd | [ALSA-2022:0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 1, 2022 | | Linux | npm ol 8 | 1:6.14.15-1.14.18.2.2.module+el8.5.0+20489+261d51d3 | [ELSA-2022-0350](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-0350.md) | Feb 2, 2022 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T06:59:42Z UTC. 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