Improper Preservation of Permissions Affecting nodejs-devel package, versions <1:24.13.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23894+c8377628


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-NODEJSDEVEL-15602675
  • published15 Mar 2026
  • disclosed20 Jan 2026

Introduced: 20 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-55132  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-281  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 nodejs-devel to version 1:24.13.0-1.module+el9.7.0+23894+c8377628 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-devel package and not the nodejs-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw in Node.js's permission model allows a file's access and modification timestamps to be changed via futimes() even when the process has only read permissions. Unlike utimes(), futimes() does not apply the expected write-permission checks, which means file metadata can be modified in read-only directories. This behavior could be used to alter timestamps in ways that obscure activity, reducing the reliability of logs. This vulnerability affects users of the permission model on Node.js v20, v22, v24, and v25.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1