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Ubuntu 23.10: USN-6801-1 Alert for Moderate Node-Express-Security Flaw

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Calendar Grey May 30, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical vulnerability in the browserify-sign package affects Ubuntu 20.04, 21.10, and 22.04, needing immediate updates to ensure system security
browserify-sign could allow unintended access if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: browserify-sign could allow unintended access if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - node-browserify-sign: createSign and createVerify in your browser Details: It was discovered that browserify-sign incorrectly handled an upper bound check in signature verification. 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 signature forgery attack.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10 node-browserify-sign 4.2.1-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS node-browserify-sign 4.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS node-browserify-sign 4.0.4-2ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS node-browserify-sign 4.0.4-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6800-1

CVE-2023-46234

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6800-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-browserify-sign/4.2.1-3ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-browserify-sign/4.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-browserify-sign/4.0.4-2ubuntu0.20.04.1

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