Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs14 security update
Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language. Security Fix(es): * rh-nodejs14-nodejs: reading unprocessed HTTP request with unbounded chunk extension allows DoS attacks (CVE-2024-22019) A Red Hat Security Bulletin which addresses further details about this flaw is available in the References section. For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-22019 is a denial of service vulnerability in Node.js 16 where unprocessed HTTP requests containing unbounded chunk extensions can be used to exhaust system resources. This vulnerability is tracked by Red Hat in their security advisory RHSA-2024:2651, which covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support and associated Node.js 16 packages. The advisory indicates an important security impact and provides updated packages to fix the issue. No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploitation in the wild has been reported. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to denial of service conditions by exhausting resources when processing specially crafted HTTP requests with unbounded chunk extensions. This can disrupt availability of applications relying on the affected Node.js 16 runtime on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Node.js 16 packages as part of RHSA-2024:2651 to address this vulnerability. Users should apply this security update promptly after ensuring all prior relevant errata are installed. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's advisory and knowledge base. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-nodejs14 security update
Description
Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language. Security Fix(es): * rh-nodejs14-nodejs: reading unprocessed HTTP request with unbounded chunk extension allows DoS attacks (CVE-2024-22019) A Red Hat Security Bulletin which addresses further details about this flaw is available in the References section. For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-22019 is a denial of service vulnerability in Node.js 16 where unprocessed HTTP requests containing unbounded chunk extensions can be used to exhaust system resources. This vulnerability is tracked by Red Hat in their security advisory RHSA-2024:2651, which covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support and associated Node.js 16 packages. The advisory indicates an important security impact and provides updated packages to fix the issue. No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploitation in the wild has been reported. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to denial of service conditions by exhausting resources when processing specially crafted HTTP requests with unbounded chunk extensions. This can disrupt availability of applications relying on the affected Node.js 16 runtime on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Node.js 16 packages as part of RHSA-2024:2651 to address this vulnerability. Users should apply this security update promptly after ensuring all prior relevant errata are installed. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's advisory and knowledge base. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:2651
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a209828e29bf47b50ebcc52
Added to database: 6/3/2026, 9:10:00 PM
Last enriched: 6/3/2026, 9:11:18 PM
Last updated: 6/4/2026, 4:57:27 AM
Views: 4
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