CVE-2025-23165 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-23165: 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 memo

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-23165 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nodejs→ fixed in20.19.2+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in22.15.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

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