Use of Insufficiently Random Values Affecting nodejs:16/npm package, versions <1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.2.module+el8.6.0+19139+7f27a8ff


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.94% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-NODEJS-5774557
  • published24 May 2023
  • disclosed22 May 2023

Introduced: 22 May 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 nodejs:16/npm to version 1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.2.module+el8.6.0+19139+7f27a8ff or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:4033.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:16/npm package and not the nodejs:16/npm package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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

version 3.1