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Medium ALSA-2022:9073 7 CVEs

Moderate: nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Dec 15, 2022 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language.

The following packages were updated to later upstream versions: nodejs (16.18.1), nodejs-nodemon (2.0.20).

Security Fix(es):

* nodejs: Improper handling of URI Subject Alternative Names (CVE-2021-44531)
* nodejs: Certificate Verification Bypass via String Injection (CVE-2021-44532)
* nodejs: Incorrect handling of certificate subject and issuer fields (CVE-2021-44533)
* minimist: prototype pollution (CVE-2021-44906)
* nodejs-minimatch: ReDoS via the braceExpand function (CVE-2022-3517)
* nodejs: DNS rebinding in inspect via invalid octal IP address (CVE-2022-43548)
* nodejs: Prototype pollution via console.table properties (CVE-2022-21824)

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.

Bug Fix(es):

* nodejs:16/nodejs: Packaged version of undici does not fit with declared version. [almalinux-8] (BZ#2151625)

Fixed packages 7

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs 1:16.18.1-3.module_el8.7.0+3371+ed8c43db
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-devel 1:16.18.1-3.module_el8.7.0+3371+ed8c43db
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-docs 1:16.18.1-3.module_el8.7.0+3371+ed8c43db
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-full-i18n 1:16.18.1-3.module_el8.7.0+3371+ed8c43db
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-nodemon 2.0.20-2.module_el8.7.0+3371+ed8c43db
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-packaging 25-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af
AlmaLinux · 8 npm 1:8.19.2-1.16.18.1.3.module_el8.7.0+3371+ed8c43db

Vulnerabilities 7

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44531
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44532
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44533
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44906
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21824
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3517
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-43548
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2040839
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2040846
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2040856
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2040862
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2066009
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2134609
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2140911
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-9073.html