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AlmaLinux 8 : nodejs:14 (ALSA-2023:0050)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 169724
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2023:0050 advisory.* minimist: prototype pollution (CVE-2021-44906)
* node-fetch: exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor (CVE-2022-0235)
* nodejs-minimatch: ReDoS via the braceExpand function (CVE-2022-3517)
* express: qs prototype poisoning causes the hang of the node process (CVE-2022-24999)
* nodejs: DNS rebinding in inspect via invalid octal IP address (CVE-2022-43548)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 169724
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2023-0050.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 1/10/2023
Updated: 1/13/2025
Supported Sensors: 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:alma:linux:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-packaging, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-nodemon, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:npm, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-full-i18n
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-44906, CVE-2022-0235, CVE-2022-24999, CVE-2022-3517, CVE-2022-43548