| Name | CVE-2023-32002 |
| Description | The use of `Module._load()` can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: 16.x, 18.x and, 20.x. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-5589-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1050739 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs (PTS) | jessie | 0.10.29~dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 4.8.2~dfsg-1 | vulnerable | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 10.24.0~dfsg-1~deb10u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security) | 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u5 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 20.17.0+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| nodejs | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| nodejs | source | buster | (not affected) | |||
| nodejs | source | bookworm | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | DSA-5589-1 | ||
| nodejs | source | (unstable) | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1 | 1050739 |
[bullseye] - nodejs <ignored> (Only affects experimental policy manifests)
[buster] - nodejs <not-affected> (v10.x doesn't support policy manifests)
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/august-2023-security-releases#permissions-policies-can-be-bypassed-via-module_load-highcve-2023-32002
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/15bced0bde93f24115b779a309d517845c87e17a (v18.x)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b68e5e798138be0041ba9ace72d8d45e63c068a1 (main)