In Node.js, the `ReadFileUtf8` internal binding leaks memory due to a corrupted pointer in `uv_fs_s.file`: a UTF-16 path buffer is allocated but subsequently overwritten when the file descriptor is set. This results in an unrecoverable memory leak on every call. Repeated use can cause unbounded memory growth, leading to a denial of service. Impact: * This vulnerability affects APIs relying on `ReadFileUtf8` on Node.js release lines: v20 and v22.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 3.7
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade nodejs | Aug 8, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs20-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-libsUpgrade v8-11.3-develUpgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs22-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs20-npmUpgrade nodejs22Upgrade nodejs20-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs22-libsUpgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade nodejs20-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs22-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs22-npm | Jun 11, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Debian | — | No solution existsUpgrade nodejs | May 20, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs | Jul 10, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-debuginfo | Jun 6, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade v8-12.4-devel | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade nodejs22Upgrade npm20Upgrade npm22Upgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade corepack20Upgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade corepack22Upgrade nodejs20-devel | Dec 5, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
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