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CVE-2018-12123 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-12123: Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Hostname spoofing in URL parser for javascript protocol: If a Node.js application is using url.parse() to determine the URL hostname, that hostname can be spoofed by using a mixed case "javascript:" (e.g. "javAscript:") proto

Affects 8 Linux releases across 13 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-12123 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in10.15.0~dfsg-6urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in10.15.0~dfsg-6urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in10.15.0~dfsg-6urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in10.14.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in11.3.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs-current

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in10.14.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in11.3.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs-current

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in10.14.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in11.3.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs-current

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in10.14.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in11.3.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs-current

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in10.14.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in11.3.0-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs-current

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