A vulnerability in Node.js HTTP servers allows an attacker to send a specially crafted HTTP request with chunked encoding, leading to resource exhaustion and denial of service (DoS). The server reads an unbounded number of bytes from a single connection, exploiting the lack of limitations on chunk extension bytes. The issue can cause CPU and network bandwidth exhaustion, bypassing standard safeguards like timeouts and body size limits.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejsUpgrade npm | Mar 22, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade nodejs20-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs20-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs20-npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs20-libsUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade v8-11.3-develUpgrade nodejs20-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade v8-10.2-devel | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nodejs | Sep 16, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade node18Upgrade nodeUpgrade node16Upgrade node20Upgrade node21 | Mar 2, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-libs/nodejs. | May 15, 2025 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-full-i18n | Mar 21, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-libs | Mar 20, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs | Mar 28, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nodejs12-develUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade npm18Upgrade nodejs14-docsUpgrade nodejs16-develUpgrade nodejs16Upgrade nodejs18Upgrade npm20Upgrade nodejs18-docsUpgrade npm12Upgrade nodejs12Upgrade nodejs20Upgrade corepack18Upgrade nodejs14-develUpgrade npm16Upgrade nodejs16-docsUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade npm14Upgrade nodejs12-docsUpgrade nodejs14Upgrade corepack20Upgrade nodejs18-devel | Feb 29, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 20, 2024 |
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