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CVE-2020-8287 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-8287: Node.js versions before 10.23.1, 12.20.1, 14.15.4, 15.5.1 allow two copies of a header field in an HTTP request (for example, two Transfer-Encoding header fields). In this case, Node.js identifies the first header field and ignores the second. This can lead to HTTP Request Smuggling.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 16 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-8287 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

http-parser→ fixed in2.9.4-4+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y http-parser
```
nodejs→ fixed in12.20.1~dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

http-parser→ fixed in2.9.4-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y http-parser
```
nodejs→ fixed in12.20.1~dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

http-parser→ fixed in2.9.4-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y http-parser
```
nodejs→ fixed in12.20.1~dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.15.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in15.5.1-r0

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

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.15.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in15.5.1-r0

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

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.15.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in15.5.1-r0

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

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.15.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in15.5.1-r0

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

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in14.15.4-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in15.5.1-r0

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

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