Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript programming language. Security Fix(es): * c-ares: Out of bounds read in ares__read_line() (CVE-2024-25629) * nghttp2: CONTINUATION frames DoS (CVE-2024-28182) * nodejs: using the fetch() function to retrieve content from an untrusted URL leads to denial of service (CVE-2024-22025) * nodejs: CONTINUATION frames DoS (CVE-2024-27983) * nodejs: HTTP Request Smuggling via Content Length Obfuscation (CVE-2024-27982) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers several security fixes in the Node.js 20 module for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2024-22025, where using the fetch() function to retrieve content from an untrusted URL can cause denial of service; CVE-2024-25629, an out-of-bounds read in the c-ares library's ares__read_line() function; CVE-2024-27982, HTTP request smuggling via content length obfuscation; CVE-2024-27983 and CVE-2024-28182, denial of service via CONTINUATION frames in nghttp2 and Node.js. Red Hat has issued updated packages to address these issues. The advisory rates the overall impact as Important (high severity).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions and HTTP request smuggling attacks, potentially disrupting network applications built on Node.js. The out-of-bounds read may lead to application crashes or undefined behavior. The HTTP request smuggling vulnerability could allow attackers to interfere with HTTP request processing. These issues affect Node.js applications running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its extended life cycle versions across multiple hardware architectures.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Node.js 20 module packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its extended life cycle variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2024:2778 promptly to remediate these issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 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): * c-ares: Out of bounds read in ares__read_line() (CVE-2024-25629) * nghttp2: CONTINUATION frames DoS (CVE-2024-28182) * nodejs: using the fetch() function to retrieve content from an untrusted URL leads to denial of service (CVE-2024-22025) * nodejs: CONTINUATION frames DoS (CVE-2024-27983) * nodejs: HTTP Request Smuggling via Content Length Obfuscation (CVE-2024-27982) 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.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers several security fixes in the Node.js 20 module for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2024-22025, where using the fetch() function to retrieve content from an untrusted URL can cause denial of service; CVE-2024-25629, an out-of-bounds read in the c-ares library's ares__read_line() function; CVE-2024-27982, HTTP request smuggling via content length obfuscation; CVE-2024-27983 and CVE-2024-28182, denial of service via CONTINUATION frames in nghttp2 and Node.js. Red Hat has issued updated packages to address these issues. The advisory rates the overall impact as Important (high severity).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions and HTTP request smuggling attacks, potentially disrupting network applications built on Node.js. The out-of-bounds read may lead to application crashes or undefined behavior. The HTTP request smuggling vulnerability could allow attackers to interfere with HTTP request processing. These issues affect Node.js applications running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its extended life cycle versions across multiple hardware architectures.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Node.js 20 module packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its extended life cycle variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2024:2778 promptly to remediate these issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:2778
- Cve Count
- 5
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-25629","CVE-2024-27982","CVE-2024-27983","CVE-2024-28182"]
Threat ID: 6a419cc127e9c79719ac0c16
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:25 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:40:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:53 UTC
Views: 114
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