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RHEL 9 : nodejs (RHSA-2023:4036)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 178239
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for nodejs.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:4036 advisory.Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language.
Security Fix(es):
* c-ares: 0-byte UDP payload Denial of Service (CVE-2023-32067)
* c-ares: Buffer Underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton() (CVE-2023-31130)
* c-ares: Insufficient randomness in generation of DNS query IDs (CVE-2023-31147)
* c-ares: AutoTools does not set CARES_RANDOM_FILE during cross compilation (CVE-2023-31124)
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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 RHEL nodejs package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:4036.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?575c21ef
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209494
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209497
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209501
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 178239
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-4036.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/13/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
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
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-31147
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:npm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-full-i18n, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/24/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-31124, CVE-2023-31130, CVE-2023-31147, CVE-2023-32067