Gentoo: GLSA-202101-07 Moderate: NodeJS Code Execution Risk
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January 11, 2021
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NodeJS, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NodeJS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All NodeJS 15 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/nodejs-15.5.1"
All NodeJS 14 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/nodejs-14.15.1"
All NodeJS 14 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/nodejs-14.15.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-15095 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15095 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-8172 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8172 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-8174 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8174 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-8201 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8201 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-8251 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8251 [ 6 ] CVE-2020-8265 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8265 [ 7 ] CVE-2020-8277 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8277 [ 8 ] CVE-2020-8287 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8287
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: NodeJS: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 11, 2021
Bugs: #726836, #731654, #742893, #754942, #763588
ID: 202101-07
Background
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/nodejs < 15.5.1 >= 12.20.1:0/12
>= 14.15.1:0/14
>= 15.5.1:0/15
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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