Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference Affecting nodejs24 package, versions <0:24.18.0-0.5.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-NODEJS24-18320805
  • published27 Jul 2026
  • disclosed23 Jul 2026

Introduced: 23 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-43823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-763  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 nodejs24 to version 0:24.18.0-0.5.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:45784.

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.

When initializing an RSA public key from DER or PEM bytes throws an error, the EVP_PKEY* is double-freed: first in the catch block, then in the deinit. This can lead to a crash on future memory allocations. This double-free manifests when BoringSSL cannot decode the public key from the bytes provided. This vulnerability is addressed in swift-crypto version 4.5.1.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1