The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:2861-1 advisory.

    Update to version 16.20.1:

    - CVE-2023-30581: Fixed mainModule.__proto__ Bypass Experimental Policy Mechanism (bsc#1212574).
    - CVE-2023-30585: Fixed privilege escalation via Malicious Registry Key manipulation during Node.js     installer repair process (bsc#1212579).
    - CVE-2023-30588: Fixed process interuption due to invalid Public Key information in x509 certificates     (bsc#1212581).
    - CVE-2023-30589: Fixed HTTP Request Smuggling via empty headers separated by CR (bsc#1212582).
    - CVE-2023-30590: Fixed DiffieHellman key generation after setting a private key (bsc#1212583).
    - CVE-2023-31124: Fixed cross compilation issue with AutoTools that does not set CARES_RANDOM_FILE     (bsc#1211607).
    - CVE-2023-31130: Fixed buffer underwrite problem in ares_inet_net_pton() (bsc#1211606).
    - CVE-2023-31147: Fixed insufficient randomness in generation of DNS query IDs (bsc#1211605).
    - CVE-2023-32067: Fixed denial-of-service via 0-byte UDP payload (bsc#1211604).

    Bug fixes:

    - Increased the default timeout on unit tests from 2 to 20 minutes. This seems to have lead to build     failures on some platforms, like s390x in Factory. (bsc#1211407)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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SUSE SLES15 Security Update : nodejs16 (SUSE-SU-2023:2861-1)

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Version 1.2 Jun 26, 2026, 4:08 PM Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202606261608
Version 1.1 Dec 5, 2023, 2:37 PM CVSSv2 score source (changed from "CVE-2023-30589" to "CVE-2023-30590") Plugin Feed: 202312051437
Version 1.0 Jul 18, 2023, 10:07 AM New Plugin Feed: 202307181007