USN-6418-1

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    USN-6418-1

    Published: 5 Oct 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: nodejs vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-22883) Vít Šesták discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-22884)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6418-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-22883, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-22884

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nodejs

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3

    Affected versions

    6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu1
    6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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