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High ALSA-2024:1687 7 CVEs

Important: nodejs:20 security update

Published Apr 8, 2024 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

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

Security Fix(es):

* nodejs: vulnerable to timing variant of the Bleichenbacher attack against PKCS#1 v1.5 padding (Marvin) (CVE-2023-46809)
* nodejs: reading unprocessed HTTP request with unbounded chunk extension allows DoS attacks (CVE-2024-22019)
* nodejs: code injection and privilege escalation through Linux capabilities (CVE-2024-21892)
* nodejs: path traversal by monkey-patching buffer internals (CVE-2024-21896)
* nodejs: multiple permission model bypasses due to improper path traversal sequence sanitization (CVE-2024-21891)
* nodejs: improper handling of wildcards in --allow-fs-read and --allow-fs-write (CVE-2024-21890)
* nodejs: setuid() does not drop all privileges due to io_uring (CVE-2024-22017)

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-devel 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-docs 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-full-i18n 1:20.11.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-nodemon 3.0.1-1.module_el8.9.0+3731+490e3ce5
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-packaging 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3684+11b9e959
AlmaLinux · 8 nodejs-packaging-bundler 2021.06-4.module_el8.9.0+3684+11b9e959
AlmaLinux · 8 npm 1:10.2.4-1.20.11.1.1.module_el8.9.0+3775+d8460d35

Vulnerabilities 7

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-46809
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-21890
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-21891
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-21892
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-21896
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-22017
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-22019
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2264569
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2264574
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2264582
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265717
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265720
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265722
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265727
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-1687.html