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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.

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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.

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Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04

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

References