SUSE SLES15 Security Update : nodejs12 (SUSE-SU-2022:1461-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 160331

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:1461-1 advisory.

- CVE-2022-0778: Fixed a infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates (bsc#1196877).
- CVE-2021-44906: Fixed a prototype pollution in node-minimist (bsc#1198247).
- CVE-2021-44907: Fixed a potential Denial of Service vulnerability in node-qs (bsc#1197283).
- CVE-2022-0235: Fixed an exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in node-fetch (bsc#1194819).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected nodejs12, nodejs12-devel, nodejs12-docs and / or npm12 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 160331

File Name: suse_SU-2022-1461-1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/29/2022

Updated: 9/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44906

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs12-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:npm12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs12-docs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs12, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-44906, CVE-2022-0235, CVE-2022-0778

IAVA: 2022-A-0121-S

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:1461-1

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