| Name | CVE-2022-32222 |
| Description | A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs (PTS) | buster | 10.24.0~dfsg-1~deb10u1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 10.24.0~dfsg-1~deb10u3 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 12.22.5~dfsg-2~11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u3 | fixed | |
| bookworm, sid | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- nodejs <not-affected> (Specific to Node 18 and nodejs-distributed binaries)
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2022-security-releases/#attempt-to-read-openssl-cnf-from-home-iojs-build-upon-startup-medium-cve-2022-32222
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a5fc2deb43f85dc2195a1fe1683b9c2e7443b001