USN-6800-1: browserify-sign vulnerability

Publication date

30 May 2024

Overview

browserify-sign could allow unintended access if it opened a specially crafted file.


Packages

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.

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

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
23.10 mantic node-browserify-sign –  4.2.1-3ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy node-browserify-sign –  4.2.1-2ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal node-browserify-sign –  4.0.4-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic node-browserify-sign –  4.0.4-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  

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