[USN-6418-1] Node.js vulnerabilities

[Amir Naseredini]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6418-1
October 05, 2023

nodejs vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- 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:

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 cause a denial of
service. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-22883)

Vít Šesták 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-2021-22884)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libnode-dev                     10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2
   libnode64                       10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2
   nodejs                          10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   nodejs                          8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3
   nodejs-dev                      8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6418-1
   CVE-2021-22883, CVE-2021-22884

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2

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