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 nodejs20-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade nodejs22-npmUpgrade nodejs22Upgrade nodejs22-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs20-libs-debuginfoUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs22-libsUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs20-npmUpgrade nodejs22-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs20-debuginfoUpgrade v8-11.3-develUpgrade nodejs20-libsUpgrade nodejs20 | Jun 11, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nodejsNo solution exists | May 20, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18n | Jul 10, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-debuginfo | Jun 6, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-full-i18n | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade corepack22Upgrade corepack20Upgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade npm22Upgrade nodejs20Upgrade npm20Upgrade nodejs22 | Dec 5, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
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