{"id":"VND-nodejs-openssl-fixes-in-regular-releases-dec2022","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":[],"related":["CVE-2022-3996"],"title":"Node.js: OpenSSL 3.0.7 update assessment","description":"Commercial support for versions past the Maintenance LTS phase is available through our OpenJS Ecosystem Sustainability Program partners OpenSSL 3.0.7 update assessment RG Rafael Gonzaga OpenSSL 3.0.7 update assessment Summary\nThe vulnerability in the OpenSSL Security Advisory of Dec 13 2022 do not affect any active Node.js release lines.\nAnalysis\nOur assessment of the security advisory is:\nX.509 Policy Constraints Double Locking (CVE-2022-3996)\nNode.js doesn't call OpenSSL as a separate process (so the possibility to use the -policy flag is invalid), nor call\nthe functions X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy() and X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_policies() .\nTherefore, Node.js is not affected by this vulnerability.\nContact and future updates\nThe current Node.js security policy can be found at https://github.com/nodejs/node/security/policy#security ,\nincluding information on how to report a vulnerability in Node.js.\nSubscribe to the low-volume announcement-only nodejs-sec mailing list at\nhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nodejs-sec to stay up to date on\nsecurity vulnerabilities and security-related releases of Node.js and the\nprojects maintained in the\nnodejs GitHub organization . Previous Thursday February 16 2023 Security Releases Next Nov 3 2022 Security Releases","summary":"Node.js published an assessment of the December 2022 OpenSSL 3.0.7 advisory, covering CVE-2022-3996 (X.509 policy constraints double locking). 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