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-develUpgrade nodejs22-npmUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs22Upgrade nodejs22-libsUpgrade nodejs20-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade nodejs22-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs20-libsUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs20-debuginfoUpgrade v8-11.3-develUpgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs20-npmUpgrade nodejs22-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs22-devel | 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-libsUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-docs | Jul 10, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs22-debugsource | Jun 6, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18n | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nodejs22Upgrade npm20Upgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade npm22Upgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade corepack22Upgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade corepack20 | Dec 5, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | May 19, 2025 |
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