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  2. USN-6564-1

USN-6564-1: Node.js vulnerabilities

Publication date

3 January 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Node.js.

Releases

Packages

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

Details

Hubert Kario 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. (CVE-2022-4304)

CarpetFuzz, Dawei Wang 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-2022-4450)

Octavio Galland and Marcel Böhme 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-2023-0215)

David Benjamin...

Hubert Kario 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. (CVE-2022-4304)

CarpetFuzz, Dawei Wang 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-2022-4450)

Octavio Galland and Marcel Böhme 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-2023-0215)

David Benjamin 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. (CVE-2023-0286)

Hubert Kario and Dmitry Belyavsky 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-2023-0401)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy libnode-dev –  12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.3
libnode72 –  12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.3
nodejs –  12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.3

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