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CVE-2018-7159 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-7159: The HTTP parser in all current versions of Node.js ignores spaces in the `Content-Length` header, allowing input such as `Content-Length: 1 2` to be interpreted as having a value of `12`. The HTTP specification does not allow for spaces in the `Content-Length` value and the Node.js HTTP parser has b

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-7159 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in8.11.1~dfsg-2urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in8.11.1~dfsg-2urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in8.11.1~dfsg-2urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in8.11.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in9.10.0-r0

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

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in8.11.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in9.10.0-r0

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

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in8.11.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in9.10.0-r0

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

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in8.11.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in9.10.0-r0

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

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in8.11.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in9.10.0-r0

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

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