Arch Linux alert ASA-202108-3 (nodejs-lts-erbium)

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[ASA-202108-3] nodejs-lts-erbium: arbitrary code execution
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Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:12:50 +0200
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Jonas Witschel <diabonas@archlinux.org>
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202108-3
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Severity: High
Date    : 2021-08-03
CVE-ID  : CVE-2021-22930
Package : nodejs-lts-erbium
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2241

Summary
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The package nodejs-lts-erbium before version 12.22.4-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 12.22.4-1.

# pacman -Syu "nodejs-lts-erbium>=12.22.4-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 12.22.4.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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Node.js before version 16.6.0, 14.17.4 and 12.22.4 is vulnerable to a
use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the
memory corruption, to change process behavior.

Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code through crafted HTTP/2
requests.

References
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https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-securi...
https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/38964
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39423
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9d950a0956bf2c3dd87...
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d48b91ea2b27828ceea...
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b263f2585ab53f56e0e...
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-22930