Upstream information

CVE-2025-23165 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
  CNA (HackerOne) SUSE
Base Score 3.7 5.3
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity High Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact Low Low
CVSSv3 Version 3 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
  SUSE
Base Score 6.3
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements Present
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None
Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1243217 [NEW]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
Container bci/nodejs:20.19.2-54.6
  • nodejs20 >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • npm20 >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
Container bci/nodejs:22.15.1-35.6
  • nodejs22 >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  • npm22 >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
Container bci/nodejs:22.15.1-9.1
  • nodejs22 >= 22.15.1-150700.3.3.1
  • npm22 >= 22.15.1-150700.3.3.1
Container containers/open-webui:0.6.9-10.19
  • nodejs20 >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS
  • nodejs20 >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • nodejs20-devel >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • nodejs20-docs >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • npm20 >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-2039
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS
  • nodejs20 >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • nodejs20-devel >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • nodejs20-docs >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • npm20 >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2039
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • nodejs20 >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • nodejs20-devel >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • nodejs20-docs >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • nodejs22 >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  • nodejs22-devel >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  • nodejs22-docs >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  • npm20 >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • npm22 >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP6-2025-1878
SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP6-2025-2045
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • nodejs22 >= 22.15.1-150700.3.3.1
  • nodejs22-devel >= 22.15.1-150700.3.3.1
  • nodejs22-docs >= 22.15.1-150700.3.3.1
  • npm22 >= 22.15.1-150700.3.3.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP7-2025-1879
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS
  • nodejs20 >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • nodejs20-devel >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • nodejs20-docs >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • npm20 >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2039
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • nodejs20 >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • nodejs20-devel >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • nodejs20-docs >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
  • npm20 >= 20.19.2-150500.11.21.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-2039
openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • corepack20 >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • corepack22 >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  • nodejs20 >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • nodejs20-devel >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • nodejs20-docs >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • nodejs22 >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  • nodejs22-devel >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  • nodejs22-docs >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  • npm20 >= 20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  • npm22 >= 22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1878
openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2045
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • corepack22 >= 22.15.1-1.1
  • nodejs22 >= 22.15.1-1.1
  • nodejs22-devel >= 22.15.1-1.1
  • nodejs22-docs >= 22.15.1-1.1
  • npm22 >= 22.15.1-1.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2025-15250


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 nodejs20 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 nodejs22 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 nodejs22 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP6 nodejs20 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP6 nodejs22 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP7 nodejs22 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 nodejs20 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 nodejs22 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 nodejs22 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 nodejs20 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 nodejs22 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 nodejs22 Released
openSUSE Leap 15.6 nodejs20 Released
openSUSE Leap 15.6 nodejs22 Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 nodejs20 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS nodejs20 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS nodejs20 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP3 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP3 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP3 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP4 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP4 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP5 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP5 nodejs20 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 nodejs20 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS nodejs20 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 nodejs18 Not affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP1 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP1 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP2 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP2 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP2 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP2 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 nodejs18 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 nodejs20 Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 nodejs16 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 nodejs10 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 nodejs8 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 nodejs12 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 nodejs14 Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 nodejs16 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 nodejs10 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 nodejs12 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 nodejs14 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 nodejs16 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 nodejs8 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 nodejs10 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 nodejs12 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 nodejs14 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 nodejs16 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 nodejs18 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 nodejs8 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 nodejs18 Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 nodejs20 Released
Container Status
bci/node:12 nodejs12Not affected
bci/node:14 nodejs14Not affected
bci/node:16
bci/nodejs
nodejs16Not affected
bci/node:18
bci/nodejs
nodejs18Not affected
bci/node:20
containers/open-webui:0
nodejs20Released
bci/nodejs nodejs20In progress
bci/node:22
bci/nodejs
nodejs22Released


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu May 15 02:00:07 2025
CVE page last modified: Fri Jul 4 12:40:14 2025