Information Exposure Affecting nodejs-full-i18n package, versions <1:16.20.2-1.el9_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-NODEJSFULLI18N-5952548
- published 22 Aug 2023
- disclosed 9 Aug 2023
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:9 nodejs-full-i18n to version 1:16.20.2-1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:5532.
NVD Description
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 RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
The use of Module._load() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.
This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x.
Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js.