RHSA-2021:3623: Important: nodejs:12 security and bug fix update

Published Sep 21, 2021
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Updated

Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language. Security Fix(es): nodejs: Use-after-free on close http2 on stream canceling (CVE-2021-22930) nodejs: Use-after-free on close http2 on stream canceling (CVE-2021-22940) c-ares: Missing input validation of host names may lead to domain hijacking (CVE-2021-3672) nodejs: Improper handling of untypical characters in domain names (CVE-2021-22931) nodejs-tar: Insufficient symlink protection allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite (CVE-2021-32803) nodejs-tar: Insufficient absolute path sanitization allowing arbitrary file creation and overwrite (CVE-2021-32804) nodejs: Incomplete validation of tls rejectUnauthorized parameter (CVE-2021-22939) nodejs-path-parse: ReDoS via splitDeviceRe, splitTailRe and splitPathRe (CVE-2021-23343) 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:12/nodejs: Make FIPS options always available (BZ#1993927)

Affected Software

29 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/nodejs<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-nodemon<2.0.3-1.module+el8.4.0+11732+c668cc9f
2.0.3-1.module+el8.4.0+11732+c668cc9f
redhat/nodejs-packaging<17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45
17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45
redhat/nodejs<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-debuginfo<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-debugsource<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-devel<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-docs<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-full-i18n<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-nodemon<2.0.3-1.module+el8.4.0+11732+c668cc9f
2.0.3-1.module+el8.4.0+11732+c668cc9f
redhat/nodejs-packaging<17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45
17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45
redhat/npm<6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-debuginfo<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-debugsource<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-devel<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-full-i18n<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/npm<6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-debuginfo<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-debugsource<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-devel<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs-full-i18n<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/npm<6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
redhat/nodejs<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
redhat/nodejs-debuginfo<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
redhat/nodejs-debugsource<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
redhat/nodejs-devel<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
redhat/nodejs-full-i18n<12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
redhat/npm<6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-nodemon to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.0.3-1.module+el8.4.0+11732+c668cc9f
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-packaging to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-docs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-full-i18n to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/npm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs-full-i18n to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/npm to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.14.14-1.12.22.5.1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.aa
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade nodejs:12 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch BZ#1993927
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade nodejs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2021-22930
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade c-ares to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2021-3672
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade nodejs-path-parse to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2021-23343
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade nodejs-tar to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2021-32804
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade nodejs-tar to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2021-32803
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade nodejs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2021-22931
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade nodejs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2021-22939
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade nodejs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2021-22940

Event History

Feb 11, 2025
Advisory Published
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2021:3623?

The severity of RHSA-2021:3623 is classified as moderate.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2021:3623?

To fix RHSA-2021:3623, update your Node.js package to version 12.22.5-1.module+el8.4.0+12242+af52a4c7.

3

What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2021:3623?

RHSA-2021:3623 addresses use-after-free vulnerabilities in Node.js related to HTTP/2 stream canceling.

4

Which packages are affected by RHSA-2021:3623?

Affected packages include nodejs, nodejs-nodemon, and npm among others.

5

When was RHSA-2021:3623 released?

RHSA-2021:3623 was released on November 9, 2021.

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