CVE-2025-23165 Affecting nodejs-npm package, versions <1:10.9.2-1.22.16.0.1.el10_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-NODEJSNPM-10560577
  • published28 Jun 2025
  • disclosed19 May 2025

Introduced: 19 May 2025

CVE-2025-23165  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 nodejs-npm to version 1:10.9.2-1.22.16.0.1.el10_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-8493.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-npm package and not the nodejs-npm package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Node.js, the ReadFileUtf8 internal binding leaks memory due to a corrupted pointer in uv_fs_s.file: a UTF-16 path buffer is allocated but subsequently overwritten when the file descriptor is set. This results in an unrecoverable memory leak on every call. Repeated use can cause unbounded memory growth, leading to a denial of service.

Impact:

  • This vulnerability affects APIs relying on ReadFileUtf8 on Node.js release lines: v20 and v22.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1