USN-6082-1: EventSource vulnerability

Publication date

17 May 2023

Overview

EventSource could leak sensitive information if it opened a specially crafted input file.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that EventSource incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information.

It was discovered that EventSource incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy node-eventsource –  1.1.0+~1.1.8-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal node-eventsource –  0.2.1-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic node-eventsource –  0.2.1-1+deb10u1build0.18.04.1
16.04 xenial node-eventsource –  0.1.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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