Name | CVE-2023-32006 |
Description | The use of `module.constructor.createRequire()` 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-impersonate-other-modules-in-using-moduleconstructorcreaterequire-mediumcve-2023-32006
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/15bced0bde93f24115b779a309d517845c87e17a (v18.x)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b68e5e798138be0041ba9ace72d8d45e63c068a1 (main)