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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Babel vulnerability (USN-9054-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 381353

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-9054-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Babel incorrectly evaluated certain code during compilation when used with certain plugins. If a user or an automated system were tricked into compiling specially crafted code, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-9054-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 381353

File Name: ubuntu_USN-9054-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/14/2026

Updated: 11/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.8

Percentile: 99.34

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-45133

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-cli, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-code-frame, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-generator, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-bindify-decorators, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-builder-binary-assignment-operator-visitor, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-builder-react-jsx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-call-delegate, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-define-map, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-explode-assignable-expression, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-explode-class, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-function-name, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-get-function-arity, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-hoist-variables, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-optimise-call-expression, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-regex, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-remap-async-to-generator, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helper-replace-supers, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-helpers, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-messages, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-external-helpers, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-async-functions, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-async-generators, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-class-constructor-call, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-class-properties, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-decorators, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-do-expressions, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-dynamic-import, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-exponentiation-operator, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-export-extensions, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-flow, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-function-bind, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-jsx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-object-rest-spread, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-syntax-trailing-function-commas, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-async-generator-functions, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-async-to-generator, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-class-constructor-call, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-class-properties, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-decorators, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-do-expressions, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-es3-member-expression-literals, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-es3-property-literals, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-export-extensions, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-function-bind, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-jscript, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-proto-to-assign, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-react-display-name, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-self, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-regenerator, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-runtime, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-plugin-transform-strict-mode, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-polyfill, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-es2015, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-es2016, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-es2017, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-flow, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-latest, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-react, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-stage-0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-stage-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-stage-2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-preset-stage-3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-register, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-runtime, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-template, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-traverse, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-babel-types

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-45133

USN: 9054-1