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TI-2025-16881 Aliases CVE-2025-23085GHSA-qv9x-c8c9-rpr8

Memory leak in NodeJS Node

Priority LOW 33CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

A memory leak could occur when a remote peer abruptly closes the socket without sending a GOAWAY notification. Additionally, if an invalid header was detected by nghttp2, causing the connection to be terminated by the peer, the same leak was triggered. This flaw could lead to increased memory consumption and potential denial of service under certain conditions. This vulnerability affects HTTP/2 Server users on Node.js v18.x, v20.x, v22.x and v23.x.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01377 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Node (NodeJS): 18.20.6, 20.18.2, 22.13.1 +1Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NodeJSNode4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 and later; 15.0 and later; 16.0 and later; 17.0 and later; 18.0 to before 18.20.6; 19.0 and later; 20.0 to before 20.18.2; 21.0 and later; 22.0 to before 22.13.1; 23.0 to before 23.6.118.20.6, 20.18.2, 22.13.1, 23.6.1Patch availableCNA
  • Node VendorNodeJS Affected 4.0 and later; 5.0 and later; 6.0 and later; 7.0 and later; 8.0 and later; 9.0 and later; 10.0 and later; 11.0 and later; 12.0 and later; 13.0 and later; 14.0 and later; 15.0 and later; 16.0 and later; 17.0 and later; 18.0 to before 18.20.6; 19.0 and later; 20.0 to before 20.18.2; 21.0 and later; 22.0 to before 22.13.1; 23.0 to before 23.6.1 Fixed in 18.20.6, 20.18.2, 22.13.1, 23.6.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·NodeJS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Node (NodeJS) Fixed in 18.20.6, 20.18.2, 22.13.1, 23.6.1

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:1613 Released 2025-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:22 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el9.5.0+22763+17233acb.aarch64::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el9.5.0+22763+17233acb.ppc64le::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el9.5.0+22763+17233acb.s390x::nodejs:22 +28
  • RHSA-2025:1611 Released 2025-02-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:22 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22759+46b58560.aarch64::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22759+46b58560.ppc64le::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.13.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22759+46b58560.s390x::nodejs:22 +28
  • RHSA-2025:1582 Released 2025-02-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:18 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:18.20.6-1.module+el8.10.0+22776+24cd6c55.aarch64::nodejs:18, nodejs-1:18.20.6-1.module+el8.10.0+22776+24cd6c55.ppc64le::nodejs:18, nodejs-1:18.20.6-1.module+el8.10.0+22776+24cd6c55.s390x::nodejs:18 +20
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  • RHSA-2025:1446 Released 2025-02-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:18 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:18.20.6-1.module+el9.5.0+22773+9a359385.aarch64::nodejs:18, nodejs-1:18.20.6-1.module+el9.5.0+22773+9a359385.ppc64le::nodejs:18, nodejs-1:18.20.6-1.module+el9.5.0+22773+9a359385.s390x::nodejs:18 +20
  • RHSA-2025:1443 Released 2025-02-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:20 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.5.0+22758+4ad2c198.aarch64::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.5.0+22758+4ad2c198.ppc64le::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el9.5.0+22758+4ad2c198.s390x::nodejs:20 +20
  • RHSA-2025:1351 Released 2025-02-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:20 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el8.10.0+22767+a3309b10.aarch64::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el8.10.0+22767+a3309b10.ppc64le::nodejs:20, nodejs-1:20.18.2-1.module+el8.10.0+22767+a3309b10.s390x::nodejs:20 +20

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:1351, RHSA-2025:1582, RHSA-2025:1611
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:1443, RHSA-2025:1446, RHSA-2025:1613

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23085
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv9x-c8c9-rpr8

References

Other 1

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  • TI-2024-18584 Race condition in NodeJS Node CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-03325 Command injection vulnerability in programing languages on Microsoft Windows operating system. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03472 X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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