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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-23919: Moderate: nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-23919: Moderate: nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/23/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/10/2023
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A cryptographic vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.2.0, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, <14.21.3 that in some cases did does not clear the OpenSSL error stack after operations that may set it. This may lead to false positive errors during subsequent cryptographic operations that happen to be on the same thread. This in turn could be used to cause a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-nodejs
  • centos-upgrade-nodejs-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-nodejs-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-nodejs-devel
  • centos-upgrade-nodejs-docs
  • centos-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18n
  • centos-upgrade-nodejs-nodemon
  • centos-upgrade-nodejs-packaging
  • centos-upgrade-nodejs-packaging-bundler
  • centos-upgrade-npm

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