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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-32002: Important priority package update for nodejs

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 9, 2023
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 4, 2025

Description

The use of `Module._load()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.
A vulnerability was found in NodeJS. This security issue occurs as the use of Module._load() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.

Solutions

amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-docsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18namazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-libsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-libs-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-npmamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-v8-devel
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