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CVE-2025-59466

nodejs: Nodejs denial of service

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.9

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 21, 2026

Updated · October 16, 2026

Description

A stack overflow flaw has been discovered in Node.js error handling where "Maximum call stack size exceeded" errors become uncatchable when async_hooks.createHook() is enabled. Instead of reaching process.on('uncaughtException'), the process terminates, making the crash unrecoverable. Applications that rely on AsyncLocalStorage (v22, v20) or async_hooks.createHook() (v24, v22, v20) become vulnerable to denial-of-service crashes triggered by deep recursion under specific conditions.

Statement

This flaw requires that the experimental Async hook feature is enabled for use in NodeJS. This feature is not enabled by default on Red Hat systems.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling