USN-4786-1: Moment.js vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Moment.js.

Releases


Packages

  • node-moment - Work with dates in JavaScript (Node.js module)

Details

It was discovered that Moment.js mishandled certain regular expressions. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that Moment.js mishandled certain regular expressions. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 LTS xenial node-moment –  2.11.0+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libjs-moment –  2.11.0+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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