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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-8251: Security patch for libuv (ALAS-2021-1581)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-8251: Security patch for libuv (ALAS-2021-1581)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/18/2020
Created
01/09/2021
Added
01/08/2021
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

Node.js < 14.11.0 is vulnerable to HTTP denial of service (DoS) attacks based on delayed requests submission which can make the server unable to accept new connections.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libuv
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libuv-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libuv-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libuv-static

References

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