Uncontrolled resource consumption in NodeJS node
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A flaw in Node.js can cause dns.resolveAny() Aborts the Node.js Process When a DNS Response Contains More Than 256 A Records. Repeated triggering of this condition can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 11 advisories
- RHSA-2026:64817 Released 2026-09-08 · Red Hat rating Importantnodejs22 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.el10_0, nodejs-devel-1:22.23.2-1.el10_0, nodejs-docs-1:22.23.2-1.el10_0 +4
- RHSA-2026:62583 Released 2026-09-02 · Red Hat rating Importantnodejs:24 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:24.19.0-1.module+el8.10.0+24711+b610b202.aarch64::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.19.0-1.module+el8.10.0+24711+b610b202.ppc64le::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.19.0-1.module+el8.10.0+24711+b610b202.s390x::nodejs:24 +25
- RHSA-2026:62416 Released 2026-09-02 · Red Hat rating Importantnodejs:22 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.module+el9.6.0+24769+299a7e3a.aarch64::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.module+el9.6.0+24769+299a7e3a.ppc64le::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.module+el9.6.0+24769+299a7e3a.s390x::nodejs:22 +28
Show 8 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:62219 Released 2026-09-01 · Red Hat rating Importantnodejs:22 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.module+el8.10.0+24710+c2e9b41f.aarch64::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.module+el8.10.0+24710+c2e9b41f.ppc64le::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.module+el8.10.0+24710+c2e9b41f.s390x::nodejs:22 +28
- RHSA-2026:61383 Released 2026-08-31 · Red Hat rating Importantnodejs:22 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.module+el9.8.0+24709+804d6b5b.aarch64::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.module+el9.8.0+24709+804d6b5b.ppc64le::nodejs:22, nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.module+el9.8.0+24709+804d6b5b.s390x::nodejs:22 +28
- RHSA-2026:61386 Released 2026-08-31 · Red Hat rating Importantnodejs:24 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) nodejs-1:24.19.0-1.module+el9.8.0+24708+e71d2e1d.aarch64::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.19.0-1.module+el9.8.0+24708+e71d2e1d.ppc64le::nodejs:24, nodejs-1:24.19.0-1.module+el9.8.0+24708+e71d2e1d.s390x::nodejs:24 +25
- RHSA-2026:61377 Released 2026-08-31 · Red Hat rating Importantnodejs24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) nodejs24-1:24.19.0-1.el10_2, nodejs24-devel-1:24.19.0-1.el10_2, nodejs24-docs-1:24.19.0-1.el10_2 +3
- RHSA-2026:61376 Released 2026-08-31 · Red Hat rating Importantnodejs22 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) nodejs-1:22.23.2-1.el10_2, nodejs-devel-1:22.23.2-1.el10_2, nodejs-docs-1:22.23.2-1.el10_2 +4
- RHSA-2026:52990 Released 2026-08-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
- Red Hat Hardened Images nodejs26-1:26.7.0-1.5.1.hum1@aarch64, nodejs26-1:26.7.0-1.5.1.hum1@src, nodejs26-1:26.7.0-1.5.1.hum1@x86_64 +16
- RHSA-2026:48537 Released 2026-07-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images nodejs24-1:24.18.1-0.1.hum1@aarch64, nodejs24-1:24.18.1-0.1.hum1@src, nodejs24-1:24.18.1-0.1.hum1@x86_64 +14
- RHSA-2026:48305 Released 2026-07-29 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images nodejs22-1:22.23.2-2.3.hum1@aarch64, nodejs22-1:22.23.2-2.3.hum1@src, nodejs22-1:22.23.2-2.3.hum1@x86_64 +14
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:61376, RHSA-2026:61377 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:62219, RHSA-2026:62583 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:61383, RHSA-2026:61386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:64817 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:62416 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:48305, RHSA-2026:48537, RHSA-2026:52990 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-58042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgf6-87r4-94vm
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:62416 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:62583 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:61386 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:61383 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:62219 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-18 Fix available: RHSA-2026:61376 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-18 Fix available: RHSA-2026:64817 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-18 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: RHSA-2026:61377 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-58042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-58042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgf6-87r4-94vm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-58042 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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