USN-6158-1: Node Fetch vulnerability
13 June 2023
Node Fetch could be made to expose sensitive information if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- node-fetch - A light-weight module that brings the Fetch API to Node.js
Details
It was discovered that Node Fetch 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
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
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node-fetch
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1.7.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.