UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44531

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UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44531

Summary:

Details: Accepting arbitrary Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types, unless a PKI is specifically defined to use a particular SAN type, can result in bypassing name-constrained intermediates. Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 was accepting URI SAN types, which PKIs are often not defined to use. Additionally, when a protocol allows URI SANs, Node.js did not match the URI correctly.Versions of Node.js with the fix for this disable the URI SAN type when checking a certificate against a hostname. This behavior can be reverted through the --security-revert command-line option.

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44531, https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/jan-2022-security-releases/#improper-handling-of-uri-subject-alternative-names-medium-cve-2021-44531, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44531