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Ubuntu 23.10: 6672-1 Moderate: Node.js Denial Of Service Issues

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Calendar Grey March 4, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Crucial Node.js security fix for Ubuntu users includes denial of service and privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
Several security issues were fixed in Node.js.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Node.js.

Software Description:

- nodejs: An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment.

Details:

Morgan Jones discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs that

leads to false positive errors during some cryptographic operations. 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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-23919)

It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs leaded to a

untrusted search path vulnerability. 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 perform a privilege escalation. (CVE-2023-23920)

Matt Caswell discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs with

specially crafted ASN.1 object identifiers or data containing them...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue privilege escalation ubuntu nodejs

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   libnode108                      18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1
   nodejs                          18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libnode72                       12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
   nodejs                          12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libnode64                       10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5
   nodejs                          10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6672-1

CVE-2023-23919, CVE-2023-23920, CVE-2023-2650

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6672-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue privilege escalation ubuntu nodejs

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1

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