# Security update for nodejs20

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02045-1  
Release Date: 2025-06-20T11:04:12Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1239949
  * bsc#1243217
  * bsc#1243218
  * bsc#1243220

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-23165
  * CVE-2025-23166
  * CVE-2025-23167

  
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
  * CVE-2025-23167 ( SUSE ):  6.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-23167 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-23167 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

  
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 three vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for nodejs20 fixes the following issues:

Update to 20.19.2:

  * CVE-2025-23166: improper error handling in async cryptographic operations
    crashes process (bsc#1243218).
  * CVE-2025-23167: improper HTTP header block termination in llhttp
    (bsc#1243220).
  * CVE-2025-23165: add missing call to uv_fs_req_cleanup (bsc#1243217).

Other bugfixes:

  * Build with PIE (bsc#1239949)

## 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:

  * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP6-2025-2045=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2045=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2045=1

## Package List:

  * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * nodejs20-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
    * npm20-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
    * nodejs20-debugsource-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
    * nodejs20-devel-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
    * nodejs20-debuginfo-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * nodejs20-docs-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * corepack20-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
    * nodejs20-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
    * npm20-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
    * nodejs20-debugsource-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
    * nodejs20-devel-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
    * nodejs20-debuginfo-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * nodejs20-docs-20.19.2-150600.3.12.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23165.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23166.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23167.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239949
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243217
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243218
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243220