Use After Free Affecting nodejs20-docs package, versions <1:20.19.5-1.amzn2023.0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-NODEJS20DOCS-14904733
  • published9 Jan 2026
  • disclosed8 Dec 2025

Introduced: 8 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-62408  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 nodejs20-docs to version 1:20.19.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1346.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs20-docs package and not the nodejs20-docs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library. Versions 1.32.3 through 1.34.5 terminate a query after maximum attempts when using read_answer() and process_answer(), which can cause a Denial of Service. This issue is fixed in version 1.34.6.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1