SUSE SLES12 Security Update : nodejs18 (SUSE-SU-2024:2496-1)

2024-07-1700:00:00

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suse sles12

node.js 18.20.4

security update

cve-2024-36138

cve-2024-22020

regression

acorn

c-ares

nghttp2

ngtcp2

npm

simdutf

command injection

CVSS3

8.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

16.3%

JSON

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:2496-1 advisory.

Update to 18.20.4:

- CVE-2024-36138: Fixed CVE-2024-27980 fix bypass (bsc#1227560)
- CVE-2024-22020: Fixed a bypass of network import restriction via data URL (bsc#1227554)

Changes in 18.20.3:

- This release fixes a regression introduced in Node.js 18.19.0 where http.server.close() was incorrectly     closing idle connections.
  deps:
  - acorn updated to 8.11.3.
  - acorn-walk updated to 8.3.2.
  - ada updated to 2.7.8.
  - c-ares updated to 1.28.1.
  - corepack updated to 0.28.0.
  - nghttp2 updated to 1.61.0.
  - ngtcp2 updated to 1.3.0.
  - npm updated to 10.7.0. Includes a fix from [email protected] to limit the number of open connections     npm/cli#7324.
  - simdutf updated to 5.2.4.

Changes in 18.20.2:

- CVE-2024-27980: Fixed command injection via args parameter of child_process.spawn without shell option     enabled on Windows (bsc#1222665)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# SUSE update advisory SUSE-SU-2024:2496-1. The text itself
# is copyright (C) SUSE.
##

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/09/09");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-22020", "CVE-2024-27980", "CVE-2024-36138");
  script_xref(name:"SuSE", value:"SUSE-SU-2024:2496-1");

  script_name(english:"SUSE SLES12 Security Update : nodejs18 (SUSE-SU-2024:2496-1)");

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
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    Update to 18.20.4:

    - CVE-2024-36138: Fixed CVE-2024-27980 fix bypass (bsc#1227560)
    - CVE-2024-22020: Fixed a bypass of network import restriction via data URL (bsc#1227554)

    Changes in 18.20.3:

    - This release fixes a regression introduced in Node.js 18.19.0 where http.server.close() was incorrectly
    closing idle connections.
      deps:
      - acorn updated to 8.11.3.
      - acorn-walk updated to 8.3.2.
      - ada updated to 2.7.8.
      - c-ares updated to 1.28.1.
      - corepack updated to 0.28.0.
      - nghttp2 updated to 1.61.0.
      - ngtcp2 updated to 1.3.0.
      - npm updated to 10.7.0. Includes a fix from [email protected] to limit the number of open connections
    npm/cli#7324.
      - simdutf updated to 5.2.4.

    Changes in 18.20.2:

    - CVE-2024-27980: Fixed command injection via args parameter of child_process.spawn without shell option
    enabled on Windows (bsc#1222665)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
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include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(os_release) || os_release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^(SLE(S|D)(?:_SAP)?\d+)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'SUSE');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(SLES12|SLES_SAP12)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'SUSE SLES12 / SLES_SAP12', 'SUSE (' + os_ver + ')');

if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'SUSE (' + os_ver + ')', cpu);

var service_pack = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
if (isnull(service_pack)) service_pack = "0";
if (os_ver == "SLES12" && (! preg(pattern:"^(0|3|4|5)$", string:service_pack))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES12 SP0/3/4/5", os_ver + " SP" + service_pack);
if (os_ver == "SLES_SAP12" && (! preg(pattern:"^(0|3|4|5)$", string:service_pack))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES_SAP12 SP0/3/4/5", os_ver + " SP" + service_pack);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'nodejs18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'0', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'3', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'4', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-devel-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'0', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-devel-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'3', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-devel-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'4', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-devel-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-docs-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'0', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-docs-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'3', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-docs-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'4', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-docs-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'npm18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'0', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'npm18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'3', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'npm18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'4', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'npm18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES_SAP12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLES_SAP-release-12', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.3', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.4', 'SLES_SAP-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'0', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'3', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'4', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-devel-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'0', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-devel-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'3', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-devel-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'4', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-devel-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-docs-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'0', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-docs-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'3', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-docs-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'4', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'nodejs18-docs-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'npm18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'0', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'npm18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'3', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'npm18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'4', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']},
    {'reference':'npm18-18.20.4-8.24.1', 'sp':'5', 'release':'SLES12', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':['SLE_HPC-release-12', 'sle-module-web-scripting-release-12-0', 'sles-release-12', 'sles-release-12.3', 'sles-release-12.4', 'sles-release-12.5']}
];

var ltss_caveat_required = FALSE;
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (reference && _release) {
    if (exists_check) {
      var check_flag = 0;
      foreach var check (exists_check) {
        if (!rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:check)) continue;
        check_flag++;
      }
      if (!check_flag) continue;
    }
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'nodejs18 / nodejs18-devel / nodejs18-docs / npm18');
}