| Name | CVE-2019-10773 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| node-yarnpkg (PTS) | buster | 1.13.0-1+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.22.10+~cs22.25.14-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.22.19+~cs24.27.18-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.0.2+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| node-yarnpkg | source | (unstable) | 1.21.1-1 | | | |
Notes
[buster] - node-yarnpkg <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/7761#issuecomment-565493023
https://blog.daniel-ruf.de/critical-design-flaw-npm-pnpm-yarn/
https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/commit/039bafd74b7b1a88a53a54f8fa6fa872615e90e7
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-YARN-537806