Security update for nodejs24

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2026:21181-1
Release Date:	2026-04-13T12:29:51Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1256572 bsc#1256576 bsc#1260455 bsc#1260460 bsc#1260462 bsc#1260463 bsc#1260480 bsc#1260482 bsc#1260494
Cross-References:	CVE-2025-59464 CVE-2026-21637 CVE-2026-21710 CVE-2026-21712 CVE-2026-21713 CVE-2026-21714 CVE-2026-21715 CVE-2026-21716 CVE-2026-21717
CVSS scores:	CVE-2025-59464 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2025-59464 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVE-2025-59464 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2025-59464 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-21637 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-21637 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVE-2026-21637 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-21637 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-21710 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-21710 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-21710 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-21712 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-21712 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-21712 ( NVD ): 5.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-21713 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-21713 ( SUSE ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVE-2026-21713 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVE-2026-21714 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-21714 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2026-21714 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVE-2026-21715 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-21715 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVE-2026-21715 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVE-2026-21716 ( SUSE ): 2.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-21716 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVE-2026-21716 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVE-2026-21717 ( SUSE ): 7.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2026-21717 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVE-2026-21717 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for nodejs24 fixes the following issues:

Update to version 24.14.1.

Security issues fixed:

• CVE-2026-21717: trivially predictable hash collisions due to flaw in V8's string hashing mechanism allows for performance degradation via a crafted request (bsc#1260494).
• CVE-2026-21716: incomplete fix for CVE-2024-36137 allows promise-based FileHandle methods to be used to modify file permissions and ownership on already-open file descriptors (bsc#1260462).
• CVE-2026-21715: flaw in the Permission Model filesystem enforcement allows for file existence disclosure and filesystem path enumeration via fs.realpathSync.native() (bsc#1260482).
• CVE-2026-21714: memory leak in Node.js HTTP/2 server allows for resource exhaustion via WINDOW_UPDATE frames sent on stream 0 (bsc#1260480).
• CVE-2026-21713: timing side-channel due to flaw in Node.js HMAC verification allows for discovery of HMAC values and potential MAC forgery (bsc#1260463).
• CVE-2026-21712: assertion error caused by flaw in URL processing allows for a process crash via a URL with a malformed IDN (bsc#1260460).
• CVE-2026-21710: uncaught TypeError when handling HTTP requests allows for a process crash via requests with a header named __proto__ when the application accesses req.headersDistinct (bsc#1260455).
• CVE-2026-21637: flaw in TLS error handling allows for resource exhaustion and crash when pskCallback or ALPNCallback are in use (bsc#1256576).
• CVE-2025-59464: memory leak allows for remote denial of service against applications processing TLS client certificates (bsc#1256572).

Other updates and bugfixes:

• Version 24.14.0:
• async_hooks: add trackPromises option to createHook()
• build,deps: replace cjs-module-lexer with merve
• deps: add LIEF as a dependency
• events: repurpose events.listenerCount() to accept EventTargets
• fs: add ignore option to fs.watch
• http: add http.setGlobalProxyFromEnv()
• module: allow subpath imports that start with #/
• process: preserve AsyncLocalStorage in queueMicrotask only when needed
• sea: split sea binary manipulation code
• sqlite: enable defensive mode by default
• sqlite: add sqlite prepare options args
• src: add initial support for ESM in embedder API
• stream: add bytes() method to node:stream/consumers
• stream: do not pass readable.compose() output via Readable.from()
• test: use fixture directories for sea tests
• test_runner: add env option to run function
• test_runner: support expecting a test-case to fail
• util: add convertProcessSignalToExitCode utility
• For details, see https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v24.14.0

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-541=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-541=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • nodejs24-debugsource-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • corepack24-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • npm24-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • nodejs24-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • nodejs24-debuginfo-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • nodejs24-devel-24.14.1-160000.1.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
  • nodejs24-docs-24.14.1-160000.1.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • nodejs24-debugsource-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • corepack24-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • npm24-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • nodejs24-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • nodejs24-debuginfo-24.14.1-160000.1.1
  • nodejs24-devel-24.14.1-160000.1.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (noarch)
  • nodejs24-docs-24.14.1-160000.1.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59464.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21637.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21710.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21712.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21713.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21714.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21715.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21716.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21717.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256572
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256576
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260455
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260460
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260462
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260463
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260480
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260482
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260494