CVE-2026-9496 Affecting nodejs-packaging package, versions <0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+40048+6d99f608


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-NODEJSPACKAGING-20551598
  • published7 Oct 2026
  • disclosed26 May 2026

Introduced: 26 May 2026

CVE-2026-9496  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 nodejs-packaging to version 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+40048+6d99f608 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:75870.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-packaging package and not the nodejs-packaging package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Versions of the package pacote from 11.2.7 and before 21.5.1 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via the addGitSha function. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a specially crafted spec.rawSpec value that triggers the function’s regex replacement and string-manipulation logic, causing excessive CPU consumption and potentially stalling or crashing the process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1