| Name | CVE-2023-23920 |
| Description | An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in Node.js. <19.6.1, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, and <14.21.3 that could allow an attacker to search and potentially load ICU data when running with elevated privileges. |
| 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) |
| References | DLA-3344-1, DSA-5395-1 |
| 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 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 10.24.0~dfsg-1~deb10u3 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u3 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security) | 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4 | fixed | |
| bookworm, sid | 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 | 10.24.0~dfsg-1~deb10u3 | DLA-3344-1 | ||
| nodejs | source | bullseye | 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4 | DSA-5395-1 | ||
| nodejs | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | 1031834 |
[bookworm] - nodejs <postponed> (Can be fixed along with next update)
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/#node-js-insecure-loading-of-icu-data-through-icu_data-environment-variable-low-cve-2023-23920
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f369c0a739b9f0182ededa834a2a44e6fec322d1