[USN-6672-1] Node.js vulnerabilities

[Amir Naseredini]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6672-1
March 04, 2024

nodejs vulnerabilities
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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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