vulnerability
Alma Linux: CVE-2023-23918: Moderate: nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Feb 23, 2023 | Apr 21, 2023 | Nov 13, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 23, 2023
Added
Apr 21, 2023
Modified
Nov 13, 2025
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1 and <14.21.3 that made it possible to bypass the experimental Permissions (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html) feature in Node.js and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy.
Solutions
alma-upgrade-nodejsalma-upgrade-nodejs-develalma-upgrade-nodejs-docsalma-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18nalma-upgrade-nodejs-libsalma-upgrade-nodejs-nodemonalma-upgrade-nodejs-packagingalma-upgrade-nodejs-packaging-bundleralma-upgrade-npm
References
- CVE-2023-23918
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-23918
- CWE-863
- URL-https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-1582.html
- URL-https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-1583.html
- URL-https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-1743.html
- URL-https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2654.html
- URL-https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2655.html
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