Improper Certificate Validation Affecting nodejs-full-i18n package, versions <1:16.18.1-3.module+el8.7.0+20893+df13f383

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-full-i18n package and not the nodejs-full-i18n package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 did not handle multi-value Relative Distinguished Names correctly. Attackers could craft certificate subjects containing a single-value Relative Distinguished Name that would be interpreted as a multi-value Relative Distinguished Name, for example, in order to inject a Common Name that would allow bypassing the certificate subject verification.Affected versions of Node.js that do not accept multi-value Relative Distinguished Names and are thus not vulnerable to such attacks themselves. However, third-party code that uses node's ambiguous presentation of certificate subjects may be vulnerable.

• https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2021-44533.html
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-7830.html
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-9073-1.html
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1429694
• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/jan-2022-security-releases/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0007/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5170
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html