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Medium RLSA-2023:4536 4 CVEs

Moderate: nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Oct 6, 2023 · Updated Feb 5, 2026

Summary

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

The package has been upgraded to a later upstream version: nodejs (18.16.1). (BZ#2223630, BZ#2223631, BZ#2223632, BZ#2223633, BZ#2223635, BZ#2223642)

Security Fix(es):

* nodejs: mainModule.proto bypass experimental policy mechanism (CVE-2023-30581)

* nodejs: process interuption due to invalid Public Key information in x509 certificates (CVE-2023-30588)

* nodejs: HTTP Request Smuggling via Empty headers separated by CR (CVE-2023-30589)

* nodejs: DiffieHellman do not generate keys after setting a private key (CVE-2023-30590)

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:18/nodejs: Don't assume FIPS is disabled by default [rhel-8] (BZ#2223639)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 nodejs 1:18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+1413+a47876c7
Rocky Linux · 8 nodejs-nodemon 0:2.0.20-2.module+el8.7.0+1177+510ae886
Rocky Linux · 8 nodejs-packaging 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+1072+5b168780

Vulnerabilities 4

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219824
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219838
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219841
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219842
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2223630
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2223642