USN-5999-1: trim-newlines vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• node-trim-newlines - Trim newlines from the start and/or end of a string

Details

It was discovered that trim-newlines 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 cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2021-33623)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04

• node-trim-newlines - 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• node-trim-newlines - 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1

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

References

• CVE-2021-33623