Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
A security update for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 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 and affects various architectures and extended update support versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. A patch is available to remediate these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers security fixes for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, specifically addressing a remote crash vulnerability via SignTraits::DeriveBits() (CVE-2025-23166) among others (CVE-2025-23165 and CVE-2025-23167). The vulnerabilities are rated as important by Red Hat and relate to issues identified by CWEs including CWE-401 (improper release of memory), CWE-248 (uncaught exception), and CWE-444 (inconsistent security policy). The vendor has released updated packages to fix these issues across multiple architectures and extended update support versions of RHEL 9.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to cause a crash in Node.js, potentially leading to denial of service. The issues are rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security impact but no known active exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available and should be applied to affected systems. Red Hat provides updated Node.js 20 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related extended update support versions. Users should follow Red Hat's official update instructions to remediate these vulnerabilities.
Red Hat Security Advisory: nodejs:20 security update
Description
A security update for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 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 and affects various architectures and extended update support versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. A patch is available to remediate these issues.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers security fixes for Node.js 20 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, specifically addressing a remote crash vulnerability via SignTraits::DeriveBits() (CVE-2025-23166) among others (CVE-2025-23165 and CVE-2025-23167). The vulnerabilities are rated as important by Red Hat and relate to issues identified by CWEs including CWE-401 (improper release of memory), CWE-248 (uncaught exception), and CWE-444 (inconsistent security policy). The vendor has released updated packages to fix these issues across multiple architectures and extended update support versions of RHEL 9.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to cause a crash in Node.js, potentially leading to denial of service. The issues are rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security impact but no known active exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available and should be applied to affected systems. Red Hat provides updated Node.js 20 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related extended update support versions. Users should follow Red Hat's official update instructions to remediate these vulnerabilities.
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"]
Threat ID: 6a4049e427e9c79719833c3a
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:36 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 00:49:39 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:55 UTC
Views: 23
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