This update for nodejs8 to version 8.16.1 fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
CVE-2019-9511: Fixed HTTP/2 implementations that are vulnerable to window size manipulation and stream prioritization manipulation, potentially leading to a denial of service (bsc#1146091).
CVE-2019-9512: Fixed HTTP/2 flood using PING frames results in unbounded memory growth (bsc#1146099).
CVE-2019-9513: Fixed HTTP/2 implementation that is vulnerable to resource loops, potentially leading to a denial of service. (bsc#1146094).
CVE-2019-9514: Fixed HTTP/2 implementation that is vulnerable to a reset flood, potentially leading to a denial of service (bsc#1146095).
CVE-2019-9515: Fixed HTTP/2 flood using SETTINGS frames results in unbounded memory growth (bsc#1146100).
CVE-2019-9516: Fixed HTTP/2 implementation that is vulnerable to a header leak, potentially leading to a denial of service (bsc#1146090).
CVE-2019-9517: Fixed HTTP/2 implementations that are vulnerable to unconstrained interal data buffering (bsc#1146097).
CVE-2019-9518: Fixed HTTP/2 implementation that is vulnerable to a flood of empty frames, potentially leading to a denial of service (bsc#1146093).
Bug fixes:
Fixed that npm resolves its default config file like in all other versions, as /etc/nodejs/npmrc (bsc#1144919).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.