[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#952912: node-yarnpkg: CVE-2020-8131

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: node-yarnpkg
Version: 1.21.1-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/pull/7831

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for node-yarnpkg.

CVE-2020-8131[0]:
| Arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability in Yarn before 1.22.0 allows
| attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead
| to arbitrary code execution by forcing the user to install a malicious
| package.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8131
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8131
[1] https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/pull/7831
[2] https://hackerone.com/reports/730239

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore