CVE-2023-23919 Affecting nodejs:16/nodejs-devel package, versions <1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+18373+704f5cef


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-NODEJS-5424460
  • published22 Feb 2023
  • disclosed16 Feb 2023

Introduced: 16 Feb 2023

CVE-2023-23919  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 nodejs:16/nodejs-devel to version 1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+18373+704f5cef or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:1582.

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.

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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