DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21713
A flaw in Node.js HMAC verification uses a non-constant-time comparison when validating user-provided signatures, potentially leaking timing information proportional to the number of matching bytes. Under certain threat models where high-resolution timing measurements are possible, this behavior could be exploited as a timing oracle to infer HMAC values. Node.js already provides timing-safe comparison primitives used elsewhere in the codebase, indicating this is an oversight rather than an intentional design decision. This vulnerability affects **20.x, 22.x, 24.x, and 25.x**.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21713
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21713
nodejs
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 18.13.0+dfsg1-1
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.0+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.0+dfsg-3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.0+dfsg-4Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.0+dfsg-5Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.0+dfsg-6Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.1+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.1+dfsg-3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.1+dfsg-3.1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.1+dfsg-4Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.19.1+dfsg-6Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.20.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.20.1+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.20.1+dfsg-3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.20.1+dfsg-4Source reference:
/affected/0/versions18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
nodejs
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 20.19.2+dfsg-1
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- 20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2
Source reference:
/affected/1/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
nodejs
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 20.19.2+dfsg-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions20.19.4+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-2Source reference:
/affected/2/versions20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-3Source reference:
/affected/2/versions20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-4Source reference:
/affected/2/versions20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.24-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.12.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.12.0+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.12.0+dfsg-3Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.14.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.18.0+dfsg+~cs22.17.2-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.18.0+dfsg+~cs22.17.2-2Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.18.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.19.0+dfsg+~cs22.18.0-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-2Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-3Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-4Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-5Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-6Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.13-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.13-2Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.6-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions22.22.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.15-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- 22.22.2+dfsg+~cs22.19.15-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"18.19.0+dfsg-3",
"18.19.0+dfsg-4",
"18.19.0+dfsg-5",
"18.19.0+dfsg-6",
"18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1",
"18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u2",
"18.19.1+dfsg-1",
"18.19.1+dfsg-2",
"18.19.1+dfsg-3",
"18.19.1+dfsg-3.1",
"18.19.1+dfsg-4",
"18.19.1+dfsg-6",
"18.20.1+dfsg-1",
"18.20.1+dfsg-2",
"18.20.1+dfsg-3",
"18.20.1+dfsg-4",
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"20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-3",
"20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-4",
"20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.24-1",
"22.12.0+dfsg-1",
"22.12.0+dfsg-2",
"22.12.0+dfsg-3",
"22.14.0+dfsg-1",
"22.18.0+dfsg+~cs22.17.2-1",
"22.18.0+dfsg+~cs22.17.2-2",
"22.18.0+dfsg-1",
"22.19.0+dfsg+~cs22.18.0-1",
"22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-1",
"22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-2",
"22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-3",
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"22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-5",
"22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-6",
"22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.13-1",
"22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.13-2",
"22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.6-1",
"22.22.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.15-1"
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}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #57419 · Revision 1
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