USN-6418-1: Node.js vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

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

Details

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. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-22883)

Vít Šesták 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. (CVE-2021-22884)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04

• libnode-dev - 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2
• libnode64 - 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2
• nodejs - 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 18.04

• nodejs - 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• nodejs-dev - 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

• CVE-2021-22883
• CVE-2021-22884