The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3886 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3886-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     September 14, 2024                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : nodejs     Version        : 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u5     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-30589 CVE-2023-30590 CVE-2023-32559 CVE-2023-46809                      CVE-2024-22019 CVE-2024-22025 CVE-2024-27982 CVE-2024-27983

    Node.js a JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code     outside a web browser (server side) was vulnerable.

    CVE-2023-30589

        The llhttp parser in the http module in Node does not strictly         use the CRLF sequence to delimit HTTP requests. This can lead to         HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS). The CR character (without LF) is         sufficient to delimit HTTP header fields in the llhttp parser.
        According to RFC7230 section 3, only the CRLF sequence should         delimit each header-field.

    CVE-2023-30590

        The generateKeys() API function returned from         crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated)         keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been         set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the         corresponding public key after calling setPrivateKey(). However,         the documentation says this API call: Generates private and         public Diffie-Hellman key values. The documented behavior is very         different from the actual behavior, and this difference could         easily lead to security issues.

    CVE-2023-32559

        A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the experimental         policy mechanism.
        The use of the deprecated API `process.binding()` can bypass         the policy mechanism by requiring internal modules and eventually         take advantage of `process.binding('spawn_sync')` run arbitrary         code, outside of the limits defined in a `policy.json` file

    CVE-2023-46809

        Node.js versions are vulnerable to the Marvin Attack,         if PCKS #1 v1.5 padding is allowed when performing RSA descryption         using a private key.

    CVE-2024-22019

        A vulnerability in Node.js HTTP servers allows an attacker to send a         specially crafted HTTP request with chunked encoding, leading         to resource exhaustion and denial of service (DoS).
        The server reads an unbounded number of bytes from a single connection,         exploiting the lack of limitations on chunk extension bytes.
        The issue can cause CPU and network bandwidth exhaustion, bypassing         standard safeguards like timeouts and body size limits.

    CVE-2024-22025

        A vulnerability in Node.js has been identified, allowing for a         Denial of Service (DoS) attack through resource exhaustion when         using the fetch() function to retrieve content from an untrusted URL.
        The vulnerability stems from the fact that the fetch() function in Node.js         always decodes Brotli, making it possible for an attacker to cause         resource exhaustion when fetching content from an untrusted URL.
        An attacker controlling the URL passed into fetch() can exploit this         vulnerability to exhaust memory, potentially leading to process         termination, depending on the system configuration.

    CVE-2024-27982

        Malformed headers can lead to HTTP request smuggling. Specifically,         if a space is placed before a content-length header, it is not         interpreted correctly, enabling attackers to smuggle in a         second request within the body of the first.

    CVE-2024-27983

        An attacker can make the Node.js HTTP/2 server completely         unavailable by sending a small amount of HTTP/2 frames packets         with a few HTTP/2 frames inside. It is possible to leave some data         in nghttp2 memory after reset when headers with HTTP/2         CONTINUATION frame are sent to the server and then a TCP         connection is abruptly closed by the client triggering the         Http2Session destructor while header frames are still being         processed (and stored in memory) causing a race condition.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u5.

    We recommend that you upgrade your nodejs packages.

    For the detailed security status of nodejs please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/nodejs

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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

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

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Debian dla-3886 : libnode-dev - security update

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