Amazon Linux AMI update for nodejs

Published: 2025-02-19

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-4904 CVE-2023-23918
CWE-ID	CWE-119 CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system nodejs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU72557

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4904

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the config_sortlist() function. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected 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

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

nodejs: before 18.12.1-1

CPE2.3

External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-243.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU72398

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23918

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls