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-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs20-libsUpgrade v8-11.3-develUpgrade nodejs20-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs20-npmUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs22-npmUpgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade nodejs20-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22-libsUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs20-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs22Upgrade nodejs20-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs22-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-devel | 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-npmUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs | Jul 10, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-npm | Jun 6, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade v8-12.4-devel | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nodejs22Upgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade npm22Upgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade npm20Upgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade corepack20Upgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade corepack22 | Dec 5, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
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