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Advisory Published

RHSA-2023:1743: Important: nodejs:14 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

First published: Wed Apr 12 2023(Updated: )

Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language. <br>The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: nodejs (14.21.3).<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> decode-uri-component: improper input validation resulting in DoS (CVE-2022-38900)</li> <li> glob-parent: Regular Expression Denial of Service (CVE-2021-35065)</li> <li> nodejs-minimatch: ReDoS via the braceExpand function (CVE-2022-3517)</li> <li> c-ares: buffer overflow in config_sortlist() due to missing string length check (CVE-2022-4904)</li> <li> http-cache-semantics: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability (CVE-2022-25881)</li> <li> Node.js: Permissions policies can be bypassed via process.mainModule (CVE-2023-23918)</li> <li> Node.js: insecure loading of ICU data through ICU_DATA environment variable (CVE-2023-23920)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/nodejs<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-nodemon<2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-packaging<23-3.module+el8.3.0+6519+9f98ed83
23-3.module+el8.3.0+6519+9f98ed83
redhat/nodejs-docs<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-nodemon<2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-packaging<23-3.module+el8.3.0+6519+9f98ed83
23-3.module+el8.3.0+6519+9f98ed83
redhat/nodejs<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-debuginfo<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-debugsource<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-devel<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-full-i18n<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/npm<6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-debuginfo<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-debugsource<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-devel<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-full-i18n<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/npm<6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-debuginfo<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-debugsource<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-devel<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs-full-i18n<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/npm<6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6
redhat/nodejs<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
redhat/nodejs-debuginfo<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
redhat/nodejs-debugsource<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
redhat/nodejs-devel<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
redhat/nodejs-full-i18n<14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
redhat/npm<6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa
6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6.aa

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of RHSA-2023:1743?

    The severity of RHSA-2023:1743 is assessed as moderate due to vulnerabilities in Node.js and related packages.

  • How do I fix RHSA-2023:1743?

    To fix RHSA-2023:1743, upgrade the affected Node.js packages to version 14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+18531+81d21ca6 or later.

  • Which packages are affected by RHSA-2023:1743?

    The affected packages in RHSA-2023:1743 include nodejs, nodejs-nodemon, npm, and several associated development packages.

  • What vulnerabilities does RHSA-2023:1743 address?

    RHSA-2023:1743 addresses vulnerabilities in the decode-uri-component library used in Node.js applications.

  • Is RHSA-2023:1743 applicable to multiple architectures?

    Yes, RHSA-2023:1743 is applicable to multiple architectures including x86_64, ppc64le, and noarch.

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