[USN-6491-1] Node.js vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6491-1
November 21, 2023
nodejs vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Node.js.
Software Description:
- nodejs: An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment.
Details:
Axel Chong discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-32212)
Zeyu Zhang discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-32213,
CVE-2022-32214, CVE-2022-32215)
It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user
or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input
file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-35256)
It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user
or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input
file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-43548)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libnode-dev 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2
libnode72 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2
nodejs 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2
nodejs-doc 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libnode-dev 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.3
libnode64 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.3
nodejs 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.3
nodejs-doc 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
nodejs 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm4
nodejs-dev 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm4
nodejs-doc 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6491-1
CVE-2022-32212, CVE-2022-32213, CVE-2022-32214, CVE-2022-32215,
CVE-2022-35256, CVE-2022-43548
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.3
A Node.js security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 22.04 LTS.
