# Security update for nodejs22

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01878-1  
Release Date: 2025-06-11T05:41:17Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1239949
  * bsc#1241050
  * bsc#1243217
  * bsc#1243218

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-23165
  * CVE-2025-23166

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-23165 ( SUSE ):  6.3
    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
  * CVE-2025-23165 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-23165 ( NVD ):  3.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-23166 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-23166 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-23166 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two security fixes can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for nodejs22 fixes the following issues:

Update to version 22.15.1.

Security issues fixed:

  * CVE-2025-23166: remotely triggerable process crash due to improper error
    handling in async cryptographic operations (bsc#1243218).
  * CVE-2025-23165: memory leak and unbounded memory growth due to corrupted
    pointer in `node::fs::ReadFileUtf8(const
    FunctionCallbackInfo& args)` when `args[0]` is a string
    (bsc#1243217).

Other changes and issues fixed:

  * Changes from version 22.15.0

  * dns: add TLSA record query and parsing

  * assert: improve partialDeepStrictEqual
  * process: add execve
  * tls: implement tls.getCACertificates()
  * v8: add v8.getCppHeapStatistics() method

  * Changes from version 22.14.0

  * fs: allow exclude option in globs to accept glob patterns

  * lib: add typescript support to STDIN eval
  * module: add ERR_UNSUPPORTED_TYPESCRIPT_SYNTAX
  * module: add findPackageJSON util
  * process: add process.ref() and process.unref() methods
  * sqlite: support TypedArray and DataView in StatementSync
  * src: add --disable-sigusr1 to prevent signal i/o thread
  * src,worker: add isInternalWorker
  * test_runner: add TestContext.prototype.waitFor()
  * test_runner: add t.assert.fileSnapshot()
  * test_runner: add assert.register() API
  * worker: add eval ts input

  * Build with PIE (bsc#1239949).

  * Fix builds with OpenSSL 3.5.0 (bsc#1241050).

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1878=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1878=1

  * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP6-2025-1878=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * nodejs22-debuginfo-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
    * nodejs22-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
    * npm22-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
    * nodejs22-devel-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
    * nodejs22-debugsource-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
    * corepack22-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * nodejs22-docs-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * nodejs22-debuginfo-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
    * nodejs22-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
    * npm22-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
    * nodejs22-devel-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
    * nodejs22-debugsource-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1
  * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * nodejs22-docs-22.15.1-150600.13.9.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23165.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23166.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239949
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241050
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243217
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243218