Improper Certificate Validation Affecting nodejs:16/nodejs-devel package, versions <1:16.18.1-3.module+el8.7.0+17465+1a1abd74


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-NODEJS-5110944
  • published15 Jan 2022
  • disclosed10 Jan 2022

Introduced: 10 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-44532  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 nodejs:16/nodejs-devel to version 1:16.18.1-3.module+el8.7.0+17465+1a1abd74 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:9073.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:16/nodejs-devel package and not the nodejs:16/nodejs-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 converts SANs (Subject Alternative Names) to a string format. It uses this string to check peer certificates against hostnames when validating connections. The string format was subject to an injection vulnerability when name constraints were used within a certificate chain, allowing the bypass of these name constraints.Versions of Node.js with the fix for this escape SANs containing the problematic characters in order to prevent the injection. This behavior can be reverted through the --security-revert command-line option.

CVSS Scores

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