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Red Hat: CVE-2023-30581: mainModule.proto bypass experimental policy mechanism (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-30581: mainModule.proto bypass experimental policy mechanism (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/31/2023
Created
08/02/2023
Added
08/01/2023
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

The use of __proto__ in process.mainModule.__proto__.require() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: v16, v18 and, v20. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-docs
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18n
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-nodemon
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-packaging
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-packaging-bundler
  • redhat-upgrade-npm

References

  • CVE-2023-30581
  • RHSA-2023:4330
  • RHSA-2023:4331
  • RHSA-2023:4536
  • RHSA-2023:4537
  • RHSA-2023:5361
  • RHSA-2023:5533
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