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 npmUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-libs | Mar 22, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade v8-10.2-develUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs20-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs20-npmUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs20-libsUpgrade v8-11.3-develUpgrade nodejs20-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18n | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nodejs | Sep 16, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade nodeUpgrade node20Upgrade node21Upgrade node16Upgrade node18 | Mar 2, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-libs/nodejs. | May 15, 2025 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-nodemon | Mar 21, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18n | Mar 20, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-debuginfo | Mar 28, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nodejs16-develUpgrade nodejs16Upgrade npm18Upgrade nodejs14-docsUpgrade nodejs12Upgrade nodejs12-develUpgrade npm20Upgrade nodejs18Upgrade npm12Upgrade nodejs18-docsUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs14-develUpgrade nodejs18-develUpgrade corepack20Upgrade corepack18Upgrade nodejs16-docsUpgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs14Upgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade npm14Upgrade nodejs12-docsUpgrade npm16 | 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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