We are happy to announce that cPanel, L.L.C. has released an update for EasyApache 4! Take a look at some highlights below, and then join us on Discord or Reddit to talk about this update and much more.
EA-9610: Update scl-sourceguardian
to 12.0 drop 11.4.1.
EA-9601: Updateea-nodejs10
to 10.24.0, drop 10.23.3 (with fixes for CVE-2020-8265, CVE-2020-8287, and CVE-2020-1971).
This release includes a security patch that has been issued a fix for a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), the details of which are included below.
SUMMARY
cPanel, L.L.C. has updated RPMs for EasyApache 4 with NodeJS version 10.24.0. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2020-8265, CVE-2020-8287, and CVE-2020-1971. We strongly encourage all NodeJS users to update to version 10.24.0.
AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of NodeJS through 10.23.3.
SECURITY RATING
The National Vulnerability Database (NIST) has given the following severity ratings to these CVEs:
CVE-2020-8265 – HIGH
NodeJS 10.24.0
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-8265.
CVE-2020-8287 – MEDIUM
NodeJS 10.24.0
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-8287.
CVE-2020-1971 – MEDIUM
NodeJS 10.24.0
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-1971.
SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated RPMs for EasyApache 4 on March 3, 2021, with an updated version of NodeJS 10.24.0. Unless you have enabled automatic RPM updates in your cron, update your system with either yum update or WHM’s Run System Update interface.
You can download the PGP Signed CVE message here:
REFERENCES
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8265
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8287
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1971
https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V10.md#10.24.0
More Information
Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2021 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes. To ensure that you receive up-to-date product news from cPanel, we encourage you to subscribe to the Product and Security updates mailing list on our website. You can also sign up for our EasyApache Development and EasyApache Production lists to see when updates are pushed for our RPMs, letting you know ahead of time what will be updated in each EasyApache release.