Use of Insufficiently Random Values Affecting nodejs-devel package, versions <1:16.19.1-2.module+el8.8.0+21121+9536f36f


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-NODEJSDEVEL-5798286
  • published15 Jun 2023
  • disclosed25 May 2023

Introduced: 25 May 2023

CVE-2023-31124  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-330  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nodejs-devel to version 1:16.19.1-2.module+el8.8.0+21121+9536f36f or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-4034.

NVD Description

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

c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. When cross-compiling c-ares and using the autotools build system, CARES_RANDOM_FILE will not be set, as seen when cross compiling aarch64 android. This will downgrade to using rand() as a fallback which could allow an attacker to take advantage of the lack of entropy by not using a CSPRNG. This issue was patched in version 1.19.1.

CVSS Base Scores

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