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CVE-2022-35255 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-35255: A weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen vulnerability exists in Node.js 18 due to a change with EntropySource() in SecretKeyGenTraits::DoKeyGen() in src/crypto/crypto_keygen.cc. There are two problems with this: 1) It does not check the return value, it assumes EntropySource() always succeeds, but it

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-35255 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in18.10.0+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in18.10.0+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in16.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in18.9.1-r0

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

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in16.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in18.9.1-r0

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

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in16.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in18.9.1-r0

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

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in16.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in18.9.1-r0

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

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in16.17.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

nodejs-current→ fixed in18.9.1-r0

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

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