ALAS2023-2023-243


Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-243
Advisory Release Date: 2023-07-05 20:13 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-07-20 00:56 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2022-4904)

It is possible to bypass Permissions and access non authorized modules by using process.mainModule.require(). This only affects users who had enabled the experimental permissions option with --experimental-policy (https://nodejs.org/api/permissions.html#policies). (CVE-2023-23918)


Affected Packages:

nodejs


Issue Correction:
Run dnf update nodejs --releasever 2023.1.20230719 to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    nodejs-libs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.aarch64
    nodejs-full-i18n-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.aarch64
    nodejs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.aarch64
    v8-devel-10.2.154.15-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6.aarch64
    nodejs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.aarch64
    nodejs-devel-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.aarch64
    nodejs-libs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.aarch64
    npm-8.19.2-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6.aarch64
    nodejs-debugsource-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.aarch64

noarch:
    nodejs-docs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.noarch

src:
    nodejs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.src

x86_64:
    nodejs-libs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.x86_64
    v8-devel-10.2.154.15-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6.x86_64
    nodejs-debuginfo-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.x86_64
    nodejs-libs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.x86_64
    nodejs-devel-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.x86_64
    nodejs-full-i18n-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.x86_64
    nodejs-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.x86_64
    npm-8.19.2-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.6.x86_64
    nodejs-debugsource-18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.6.x86_64