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Ubuntu 25.04: node-cipher-base Important Input Manipulation USN-7746-1

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Calendar Grey September 11, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Follow these steps to fix the security vulnerability in node-cipher-base on Ubuntu: update the repository, check for upgrades, and confirm the package version.
cipher-base could be made to stall or return incorrect hash values if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

cipher-base could be made to stall or return incorrect hash values if it

received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- node-cipher-base: abstract base class for crypto-streams

Details:

Nikita Skovoroda discovered that cipher-base did not properly manage

certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to manipulate

the internal state of hash functions, resulting in hash collisions,

denial of service, or other unspecified impact.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important input manipulation cipher-base

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  node-cipher-base                1.0.4-6+deb13u1ubuntu0.25.04.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  node-cipher-base                1.0.4-6+deb13u1ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  node-cipher-base                1.0.4-6+deb13u1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  node-cipher-base                1.0.4-4ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  node-cipher-base                1.0.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7746-1

CVE-2025-9287

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7746-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important input manipulation cipher-base

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-cipher-base/1.0.4-6+deb13u1ubuntu0.25.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-cipher-base/1.0.4-6+deb13u1ubuntu0.24.04.1

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