========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6672-1 March 04, 2024
nodejs vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Node.js. Software Description: - nodejs: An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. Details: Morgan Jones discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs that leads to false positive errors during some cryptographic operations. 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 cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-23919) It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs leaded to a untrusted search path vulnerability. 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 perform a privilege escalation. (CVE-2023-23920) Matt Caswell discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs with specially crafted ASN.1 object identifiers or data containing them. 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 cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-2650) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libnode108 18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1 nodejs 18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libnode72 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4 nodejs 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libnode64 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5 nodejs 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6672-1 CVE-2023-23919, CVE-2023-23920, CVE-2023-2650 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5
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