CVE-2023-23919 Affecting nodejs package, versions <1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+21021+1eb7f63d


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-NODEJS-5414267
  • published5 Apr 2023
  • disclosed23 Feb 2023

Introduced: 23 Feb 2023

CVE-2023-23919  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nodejs to version 1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+21021+1eb7f63d or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-1582.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs package and not the nodejs package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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