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Red Hat: CVE-2023-32006: Permissions policies can impersonate other modules in using module.constructor.createRequire() (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-32006: Permissions policies can impersonate other modules in using module.constructor.createRequire() (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/15/2023
Created
09/28/2023
Added
09/27/2023
Modified
03/21/2025

Description

The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` 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.

Solution(s)

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

References

  • CVE-2023-32006
  • RHSA-2023:5360
  • RHSA-2023:5361
  • RHSA-2023:5362
  • RHSA-2023:5363
  • RHSA-2023:5532
  • RHSA-2023:5533
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