Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
A security update for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 9 and its extended update support versions across multiple architectures. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The vulnerabilities relate to issues such as resource management and potential crashes.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2025:8468) for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, addressing three CVEs: CVE-2025-23165, CVE-2025-23166, and CVE-2025-23167. The primary fix includes mitigation of a remote crash vulnerability via SignTraits::DeriveBits() in Node.js (CVE-2025-23166). The advisory classifies the update as important and provides updated packages for multiple architectures and extended update support versions. No CVSS base score is provided in the advisory, and no known exploits in the wild are reported. The advisory references Red Hat's update article for applying the patch.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed by this update include a remote crash condition in Node.js, which could lead to denial of service or instability in applications using the affected Node.js versions. The advisory rates the security impact as important, indicating a significant but not critical risk. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Node.js 20 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions. Users should apply these official updates as detailed in Red Hat's update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerabilities. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the described issues.
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
Description
A security update for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 9 and its extended update support versions across multiple architectures. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The vulnerabilities relate to issues such as resource management and potential crashes.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2025:8468) for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, addressing three CVEs: CVE-2025-23165, CVE-2025-23166, and CVE-2025-23167. The primary fix includes mitigation of a remote crash vulnerability via SignTraits::DeriveBits() in Node.js (CVE-2025-23166). The advisory classifies the update as important and provides updated packages for multiple architectures and extended update support versions. No CVSS base score is provided in the advisory, and no known exploits in the wild are reported. The advisory references Red Hat's update article for applying the patch.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed by this update include a remote crash condition in Node.js, which could lead to denial of service or instability in applications using the affected Node.js versions. The advisory rates the security impact as important, indicating a significant but not critical risk. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Node.js 20 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions. Users should apply these official updates as detailed in Red Hat's update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerabilities. Since this is an official fix, applying the update fully mitigates the described issues.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:8468
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-23166","CVE-2025-23167"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a4049e427e9c79719833c3a
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:36 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:32:35 UTC
Last updated: 06/30/2026, 11:51:10 UTC
Views: 4
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