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                               ESB-2021.3273
                       USN-5098-1: bl vulnerability
                              5 October 2021

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           node-bl
Publisher:         Ubuntu
Operating System:  Ubuntu
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service              -- Remote/Unauthenticated
                   Provide Misleading Information -- Remote/Unauthenticated
                   Access Confidential Data       -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-8244  

Reference:         ESB-2021.2288

Original Bulletin: 
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5098-1

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USN-5098-1: bl vulnerability
30 September 2021

node-bl could be made to expose sensitive information if it received specially
crafted input.
Releases

  o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Packages

  o node-bl - A Node.js Buffer list collector

Details

It was discovered that bl didn't properly sanitize the inputs. An attacker
could use this to leak sensitive information.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04

  o node-bl - 1.1.2-1ubuntu1.1

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

References

  o CVE-2020-8244

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