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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-22931: Improper Input Validation

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-22931: Improper Input Validation

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/16/2021
Created
04/09/2024
Added
03/26/2024
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

Node.js before 16.6.0, 14.17.4, and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution, XSS, Application crashes due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library which can lead to output of wrong hostnames (leading to Domain Hijacking) and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-nodejs
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-nodejs-current

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