CVE-2026-21716 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2026-21716: An incomplete fix for CVE-2024-36137 leaves `FileHandle.chmod()` and `FileHandle.chown()` in the promises API without the required permission checks, while their callback-based equivalents (`fs.fchmod()`, `fs.fchown()`) were correctly patched. As a result, code running under `--permission` with r

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2026-21716 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-1+deb13u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nodejs
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in22.22.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

nodejs→ fixed in24.14.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade nodejs
```

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