| Name | CVE-2023-23919 |
| Description | A cryptographic vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.2.0, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, <14.21.3 that in some cases did does not clear the OpenSSL error stack after operations that may set it. This may lead to false positive errors during subsequent cryptographic operations that happen to be on the same thread. This in turn could be used to cause a denial of service. |
| 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) |
| Debian Bugs | 1031834 |
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 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security) | 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u3 | vulnerable | |
| sid, bookworm | 18.13.0+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | source | buster | (not affected) | |||
| nodejs | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | 1031834 |
[buster] - nodejs <not-affected> (X509Certificate API introduced in v15.6.0)
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/#node-js-openssl-error-handling-issues-in-nodejs-crypto-library-medium-cve-2023-23919
https://hackerone.com/reports/1808596
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/438812e14d3b2a705fb639b69e37c6cc4e7c8029