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