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FreeBSD: VID-972BA0E8-8B8A-11EC-B369-6C3BE5272ACD (CVE-2021-44531): Node.js -- January 2022 Security Releases

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FreeBSD: VID-972BA0E8-8B8A-11EC-B369-6C3BE5272ACD (CVE-2021-44531): Node.js -- January 2022 Security Releases

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/10/2022
Created
11/08/2022
Added
11/04/2022
Modified
11/04/2022

Description

Accepting arbitrary Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types, unless a PKI is specifically defined to use a particular SAN type, can result in bypassing name-constrained intermediates. Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 was accepting URI SAN types, which PKIs are often not defined to use. Additionally, when a protocol allows URI SANs, Node.js did not match the URI correctly.Versions of Node.js with the fix for this disable the URI SAN type when checking a certificate against a hostname. This behavior can be reverted through the --security-revert command-line option.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-node
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-node14
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-node16

References

  • CVE-2021-44531

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