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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-5967-1 Moderate: Node-Object-Path Threat

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Calendar Grey March 22, 2023
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Multiple vulnerabilities resolved in object-path as of March 22, 2023, impacting Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04 LTS versions.
Several security issues were fixed in object-path.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in object-path.

Software Description:

- node-object-path: Access deep object properties using a path

Details:

It was discovered that the set() method in object-path could be corrupted

as a result of prototype pollution by sending a message to the parent

process. An attacker could use this issue to cause object-path to crash.

(CVE-2020-15256, CVE-2021-23434, CVE-2021-3805)

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity ubuntu prototype pollution node-object-path

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  node-object-path                0.11.4-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  node-object-path                0.11.3-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5967-1

CVE-2020-15256, CVE-2021-23434, CVE-2021-3805

March 22, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity ubuntu prototype pollution node-object-path

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-object-path/0.11.4-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-object-path/0.11.3-1ubuntu0.1

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