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Ubuntu 20.04, 18.04: USN-6114-1 Moderate: Nth-Check Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey May 30, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6114-1 highlights a node-nth-check issue that could lead to a potential denial of service.
nth-check could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

nth-check could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- node-nth-check: Parses and compiles CSS nth-checks to highly optimized functions.

Details:

Yeting Li discovered that nth-check incorrectly handled certain inputs. 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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu moderate severity Denial of Service nth-check

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   node-nth-check                  1.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   node-nth-check                  1.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6114-1

CVE-2021-3803

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May 30, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu moderate severity Denial of Service nth-check

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-nth-check/1.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-nth-check/1.0.1-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1

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