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date: 2020-04-17T12:00:00.000Z | ||
category: vulnerability | ||
title: OpenSSL security releases may require Node.js security releases | ||
slug: openssl-and-low-severity-fixes-april-2020 | ||
layout: blog-post.hbs | ||
author: Sam Roberts | ||
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### Summary | ||
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The Node.js project may be releasing new versions across all of its supported | ||
release lines early next week to incorporate upstream patches from OpenSSL. | ||
Please read on for full details. | ||
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### OpenSSL | ||
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The OpenSSL project | ||
[announced](https://mta.openssl.org/pipermail/openssl-announce/2020-April/000170.html) | ||
this week that they will be releasing version 1.1.1g on the 21st of | ||
April. The highest severity issue that will be fixed in the release | ||
is "HIGH" severity under their | ||
[security policy](https://www.openssl.org/policies/secpolicy.html), | ||
meaning they are: | ||
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> ... issues that are of a lower risk than critical, perhaps due to affecting | ||
> less common configurations, or which are less likely to be exploitable. | ||
All supported versions of Node.js use OpenSSL v1.1.1, therefore all active | ||
release lines are impacted by this update. | ||
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At this stage, due to embargo, the exact nature of these defects is uncertain | ||
as well as the impact they will have on Node.js users. | ||
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After assessing the impact on Node.js, it will be decided whether the issues | ||
fixed require immediate security releases of Node.js, or whether they can be | ||
included in the normally scheduled updates. | ||
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Please monitor the **nodejs-sec** Google Group for updates, including a | ||
decision within 24 hours after the OpenSSL release regarding release timing, | ||
and full details of the defects upon eventual release: | ||
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nodejs-sec | ||
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### Contact and future updates | ||
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The current Node.js security policy can be found at <https://nodejs.org/en/security/>, | ||
including information on how to report a vulnerability in Node.js. | ||
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Subscribe to the low-volume announcement-only **nodejs-sec** mailing list at | ||
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nodejs-sec to stay up to date on | ||
security vulnerabilities and security-related releases of Node.js and the | ||
projects maintained in the | ||
[nodejs GitHub organisation](https://github.com/nodejs). |