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openSUSE: 2023:3378-1 Important: Nodejs18 Permissions Policy Issues

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Calendar Grey August 22, 2023
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Node.js 18 has released an update aimed at rectifying problems associated with permissions policies, highlighting critical guidance specifically for users operating on openSUSE distributions.
This update for nodejs18 fixes the following issues: Update to LTS version 18.17.1.

Description

This update for nodejs18 fixes the following issues:

Update to LTS version 18.17.1.

* CVE-2023-32002: Fixed permissions policies bypass via Module._load

(bsc#1214150).

* CVE-2023-32006: Fixed permissions policies impersonation using

module.constructor.createRequire() (bsc#1214156).

* CVE-2023-32559: Fixed permissions policies bypass via process.binding

(bsc#1214154).

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Topics Covered

security advisory software patch important openSUSE nodejs permissions policies

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Important update use the SUSE recommended installation

methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3378=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3378=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3378=1

* Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP4-2023-3378=1

* Web and Scripting Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP5-2023-3378=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* nodejs18-debugsource-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* nodejs18-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* nodejs18-debuginfo-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* corepack18-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* npm18-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* nodejs18-devel-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)

* nodejs18-docs-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* nodejs18-debugsource-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* nodejs18-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* nodejs18-debuginfo-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* corepack18-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* npm18-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* nodejs18-devel-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* nodejs18-docs-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* nodejs18-debugsource-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* nodejs18-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* nodejs18-debuginfo-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* npm18-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* nodejs18-devel-18.17.1-150400.9.12.1

* Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 (noarch)

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* #1214150

* #1214154

* #1214156

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32002.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32006.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32559.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214150

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214154

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214156

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3378-1
Rating: important

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security advisory software patch important openSUSE nodejs permissions policies

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