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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.5358
USN-6380-1: Node.js vulnerabilities
20 September 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Node.js
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-8287 CVE-2020-8265 CVE-2020-8174
CVE-2019-15606 CVE-2019-15605 CVE-2019-15604
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6380-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 9.8 CVE-2019-15606 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: NIST
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-6380-1: Node.js vulnerabilities
19 September 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Node.js.
Releases
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Packages
o nodejs - An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment.
Details
Rogier Schouten discovered that Node.js 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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
( CVE-2019-15604 )
Ethan Rubinson discovered that Node.js 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 obtain
sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. ( CVE-2019-15605 )
Alyssa Wilk discovered that Node.js 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 execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. ( CVE-2019-15606 )
Tobias Niessen discovered that Node.js 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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. ( CVE-2020-8174 )
It was discovered that Node.js 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. ( CVE-2020-8265 , CVE-2020-8287 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
o libnode-dev - 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
o libnode64 - 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
o nodejs - 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04
o nodejs - 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o nodejs-dev - 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
o nodejs - 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o nodejs-dev - 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o nodejs-legacy - 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-15604
o CVE-2019-15606
o CVE-2020-8265
o CVE-2019-15605
o CVE-2020-8287
o CVE-2020-8174
Related notices
o USN-5563-1 : libhttp-parser-dev, http-parser, libhttp-parser2.7.1
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