Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6735-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6735-1
April 16, 2024

nodejs vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 23.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Node.js.

Software Description:
– nodejs: An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment.

Details:

It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled the use of invalid public
keys while creating an x509 certificate. 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 23.10. (CVE-2023-30588)

It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled the use of CRLF sequences to
delimit HTTP requests. 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 unauthorised access. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-30589)

It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly described the generateKeys()
function in the documentation. This inconsistency could possibly lead to
security issues in applications that use these APIs.
(CVE-2023-30590)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
libnode-dev 18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.2
libnode108 18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.2
nodejs 18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.2
nodejs-doc 18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libnode-dev 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5
libnode72 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5
nodejs 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5
nodejs-doc 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libnode-dev 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6
libnode64 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6
nodejs 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6
nodejs-doc 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
nodejs 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm5
nodejs-dev 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm5
nodejs-doc 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
nodejs 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm3
nodejs-dev 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm3
nodejs-legacy 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
nodejs 0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2+esm2
nodejs-dev 0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2+esm2
nodejs-legacy 0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2+esm2

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6735-1
CVE-2023-30588, CVE-2023-30589, CVE-2023-30590

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nodejs/10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6