USN-7469-3: Node.js vulnerability

29 April 2025

Node.js could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

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Releases

Packages

  • nodejs - An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment.

Details

USN-7469-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Node.js.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Apache Traffic Server exhibited poor server
resource management in its HTTP/2 protocol. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause Apache Traffic Server to crash, resulting in
a denial of service.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04

After a standard system update you need to restart Node.js to make all
the necessary changes.

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