Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
A security update for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 addresses multiple vulnerabilities including a remote crash issue via SignTraits::DeriveBits() (CVE-2025-23166). The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 on multiple architectures and provides fixes for three CVEs. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The update is available and recommended to remediate the identified issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-23166 in Node.js allows a remote crash via the SignTraits::DeriveBits() function. This issue affects Node.js versions packaged with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 distributions. Red Hat has released security updates for the nodejs:20 and nodejs:22 modules to address this problem. The advisory references multiple CVEs including CVE-2025-23165, CVE-2025-23166, and CVE-2025-23167, with the primary fix targeting the remote crash vulnerability. The vendor advisory provides detailed information on affected products and instructions for applying the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a remote crash of Node.js processes, potentially leading to denial of service conditions on affected systems. Red Hat rates the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for Node.js modules (nodejs:20 and nodejs:22) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
Description
A security update for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 addresses multiple vulnerabilities including a remote crash issue via SignTraits::DeriveBits() (CVE-2025-23166). The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 on multiple architectures and provides fixes for three CVEs. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The update is available and recommended to remediate the identified issues.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-23166 in Node.js allows a remote crash via the SignTraits::DeriveBits() function. This issue affects Node.js versions packaged with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 distributions. Red Hat has released security updates for the nodejs:20 and nodejs:22 modules to address this problem. The advisory references multiple CVEs including CVE-2025-23165, CVE-2025-23166, and CVE-2025-23167, with the primary fix targeting the remote crash vulnerability. The vendor advisory provides detailed information on affected products and instructions for applying the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a remote crash of Node.js processes, potentially leading to denial of service conditions on affected systems. Red Hat rates the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for Node.js modules (nodejs:20 and nodejs:22) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:8514
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-23166","CVE-2025-23167"]
Threat ID: 6a4049e427e9c79719833c23
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:36 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 00:49:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:55 UTC
Views: 23
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