USN-8452-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8452-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8452-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8452-1
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Published
2026-06-18T16:30:44Z
Modified
2026-06-18T22:14:11.669190100Z
Summary
node-pbkdf2 vulnerability
Details

Nikita Skovoroda discovered that pbkdf2 did not properly validate certain algorithm names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to generate predictable cryptographic keys, resulting in signature spoofing.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / node-pbkdf2

Package

Name
node-pbkdf2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-pbkdf2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.14-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.13-1
3.0.14-1
3.0.14-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.14-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "node-pbkdf2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-6545",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V4",
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8452-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / node-pbkdf2

Package

Name
node-pbkdf2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-pbkdf2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.16-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "node-pbkdf2",
            "binary_version": "3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-6545",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V4",
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8452-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / node-pbkdf2

Package

Name
node-pbkdf2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-pbkdf2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.16-1
3.1.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "node-pbkdf2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-6545",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V4",
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8452-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / node-pbkdf2

Package

Name
node-pbkdf2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-pbkdf2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "node-pbkdf2",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-6545",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V4",
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8452-1.json"