Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
A security update for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux addresses a remote crash vulnerability via the SignTraits::DeriveBits() function (CVE-2025-23166). This advisory covers multiple related CVEs (CVE-2025-23165, CVE-2025-23166, CVE-2025-23167) rated as important by Red Hat. The vulnerabilities can cause remote crashes but no known exploits are reported in the wild. Red Hat has released updated packages for various architectures and versions of RHEL 8 to fix these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2025:8514) for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, addressing multiple vulnerabilities including a remote crash via SignTraits::DeriveBits() (CVE-2025-23166). The advisory includes fixes for CVE-2025-23165 and CVE-2025-23167 as well. The vulnerabilities are related to memory management and security weaknesses (CWE-401, CWE-248, CWE-444). Updated Node.js 20 packages have been released for multiple RHEL 8 variants and architectures to remediate these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause remote crashes in Node.js 20, potentially leading to denial of service conditions. The advisory rates the impact as important (high severity). There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Node.js 20 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available security updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:8514 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as an official fix provided by Red Hat.
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
Description
A security update for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux addresses a remote crash vulnerability via the SignTraits::DeriveBits() function (CVE-2025-23166). This advisory covers multiple related CVEs (CVE-2025-23165, CVE-2025-23166, CVE-2025-23167) rated as important by Red Hat. The vulnerabilities can cause remote crashes but no known exploits are reported in the wild. Red Hat has released updated packages for various architectures and versions of RHEL 8 to fix these issues.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2025:8514) for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, addressing multiple vulnerabilities including a remote crash via SignTraits::DeriveBits() (CVE-2025-23166). The advisory includes fixes for CVE-2025-23165 and CVE-2025-23167 as well. The vulnerabilities are related to memory management and security weaknesses (CWE-401, CWE-248, CWE-444). Updated Node.js 20 packages have been released for multiple RHEL 8 variants and architectures to remediate these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause remote crashes in Node.js 20, potentially leading to denial of service conditions. The advisory rates the impact as important (high severity). There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Node.js 20 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available security updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:8514 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as an official fix provided by Red Hat.
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"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a4049e427e9c79719833c23
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:36 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:32:04 UTC
Last updated: 06/30/2026, 10:51:10 UTC
Views: 3
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