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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RHSA-2023:4536-01 Nodejs:18 Security Update

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Calendar Grey August 8, 2023
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A new version rolled out for nodejs:18 on CentOS Stream includes important improvements and key vulnerability resolutions.
An update for the nodejs:18 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language.
The package has been upgraded to a later upstream version: nodejs (18.16.1). (BZ#2223630, BZ#2223631, BZ#2223632, BZ#2223633, BZ#2223635, BZ#2223642)
Security Fix(es):
* nodejs: mainModule.proto bypass experimental policy mechanism (CVE-2023-30581)
* nodejs: process interuption due to invalid Public Key information in x509 certificates (CVE-2023-30588)
* nodejs: HTTP Request Smuggling via Empty headers separated by CR (CVE-2023-30589)
* nodejs: DiffieHellman do not generate keys after setting a private key (CVE-2023-30590)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* nodejs:18/nodejs: Don't assume FIPS is disabled by default [rhel-8] (BZ#2223639)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity nodejs update nodejs enhancements

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30581 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30588 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30589 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30590 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8):
Source: nodejs-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.src.rpm nodejs-nodemon-2.0.20-2.module+el8.8.0+18432+27f188ac.src.rpm nodejs-packaging-2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+15582+19c314fa.src.rpm
aarch64: nodejs-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.aarch64.rpm nodejs-debuginfo-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.aarch64.rpm nodejs-debugsource-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.aarch64.rpm nodejs-devel-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.aarch64.rpm nodejs-full-i18n-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.aarch64.rpm npm-9.5.1-1.18.16.1.1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.aarch64.rpm
noarch: nodejs-docs-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.noarch.rpm nodejs-nodemon-2.0.20-2.module+el8.8.0+18432+27f188ac.noarch.rpm nodejs-packaging-2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+15582+19c314fa.noarch.rpm nodejs-packaging-bundler-2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+15582+19c314fa.noarch.rpm
ppc64le: nodejs-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.ppc64le.rpm nodejs-debuginfo-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.ppc64le.rpm nodejs-debugsource-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.ppc64le.rpm nodejs-devel-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.ppc64le.rpm nodejs-full-i18n-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+19438+94e84959.ppc64le.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:4536-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4536
Issue date: 2023-08-08

Topic

An update for the nodejs:18 module is now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity nodejs update nodejs enhancements

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2219824 - CVE-2023-30581 nodejs: mainModule.proto bypass experimental policy mechanism

2219838 - CVE-2023-30588 nodejs: process interuption due to invalid Public Key information in x509 certificates

2219841 - CVE-2023-30589 nodejs: HTTP Request Smuggling via Empty headers separated by CR

2219842 - CVE-2023-30590 nodejs: DiffieHellman do not generate keys after setting a private key

2223630 - nodejs:18/nodejs: Rebase to the latest Nodejs 18 release [rhel-8] [rhel-8.8.0.z]

2223642 - nodejs:18/nodejs: Remove /usr/etc/npmrc softlink. [rhel-8] [rhel-8.8.0.z]

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