A flaw in Node.js's buffer allocation logic can expose uninitialized memory when allocations are interrupted, when using the `vm` module with the timeout option. Under specific timing conditions, buffers allocated with `Buffer.alloc` and other `TypedArray` instances like `Uint8Array` may contain leftover data from previous operations, allowing in-process secrets like tokens or passwords to leak or causing data corruption. While exploitation typically requires precise timing or in-process code execution, it can become remotely exploitable when untrusted input influences workload and timeouts, leading to potential confidentiality and integrity impact.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-docs | Feb 16, 2026 | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade nodejs | Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade nodejs22Upgrade nodejs22-docsUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs24-debugsourceUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade nodejs20-npmUpgrade v8-11.3-develUpgrade nodejs24-docsUpgrade nodejs22-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22-libs-debuginfoUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs24Upgrade nodejs22-develUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs24-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs24-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs22-npmUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade nodejs22-libsUpgrade nodejs24-npmUpgrade nodejs20-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs24-libsUpgrade nodejs24-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24-develUpgrade nodejs20-libsUpgrade nodejs20-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs20-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs20-debuginfo | Feb 10, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nodejs | May 17, 2026 | May 17, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs24-develUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs24-npmUpgrade nodejs24-docsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs24-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs24Upgrade nodejs24-libsUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundler | Feb 9, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs24-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24-docsUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs24-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24Upgrade nodejs24-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs24-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24-develUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs24-libsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs24-npm | Feb 6, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs24-libs-debuginfoUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs22-debuginfoUpgrade v8-12.4-develUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs22-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs24-develUpgrade nodejs24-libsUpgrade v8-13.6-develUpgrade nodejs24Upgrade nodejs24-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs24-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs24-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs | Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 |
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