Improper Handling of Inconsistent Special Elements Affecting nodejs24 package, versions <1:24.14.1-2.el10_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-NODEJS24-16053313
  • published15 Apr 2026
  • disclosed30 Mar 2026

Introduced: 30 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-21712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-168  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 nodejs24 to version 1:24.14.1-2.el10_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:7675.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs24 package and not the nodejs24 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw in Node.js URL processing causes an assertion failure in native code when url.format() is called with a malformed internationalized domain name (IDN) containing invalid characters, crashing the Node.js process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1