DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21717

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-21717
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21717.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21717
Upstream
Published
2026-03-30T20:16:20Z
Modified
2026-09-01T16:06:34Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw in V8's string hashing mechanism causes integer-like strings to be hashed to their numeric value, making hash collisions trivially predictable. By crafting a request that causes many such collisions in V8's internal string table, an attacker can significantly degrade performance of the Node.js process. The most common trigger is any endpoint that calls JSON.parse() on attacker-controlled input, as JSON parsing automatically internalizes short strings into the affected hash table. This vulnerability affects 20.x, 22.x, 24.x, and 25.x.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nodejs?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

18.*
18.13.0+dfsg1-1
18.13.0+dfsg1-1.1
18.19.0+dfsg-1
18.19.0+dfsg-2
18.19.0+dfsg-3
18.19.0+dfsg-4
18.19.0+dfsg-5
18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1
18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u2
18.19.0+dfsg-6
18.19.1+dfsg-1
18.19.1+dfsg-2
18.19.1+dfsg-3
18.19.1+dfsg-3.1
18.19.1+dfsg-4
18.19.1+dfsg-6
18.20.1+dfsg-1
18.20.1+dfsg-2
18.20.1+dfsg-3
18.20.1+dfsg-4
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u1
18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2
20.*
20.10.0+dfsg-1
20.12.2+dfsg-1
20.13.0+dfsg-1
20.13.1+dfsg-1
20.13.1+dfsg-2
20.14.0+dfsg-1
20.14.0+dfsg-2
20.14.0+dfsg-3
20.15.0+dfsg-1
20.15.1+dfsg-1
20.16.0+dfsg-1
20.17.0+dfsg-1
20.17.0+dfsg-2
20.18.0+dfsg-1
20.18.0+dfsg-2
20.18.1+dfsg-1
20.18.1+dfsg-2
20.18.2+dfsg-1
20.18.2+dfsg-2
20.18.2+dfsg-3
20.18.2+dfsg-4
20.18.3+dfsg-1
20.19.0+dfsg-1
20.19.0+dfsg-2
20.19.0+dfsg1-1
20.19.2+dfsg-1
20.19.4+dfsg-1
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-1
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-2
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-3
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-4
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.24-1
22.*
22.12.0+dfsg-1
22.12.0+dfsg-2
22.12.0+dfsg-3
22.14.0+dfsg-1
22.18.0+dfsg-1
22.18.0+dfsg+~cs22.17.2-1
22.18.0+dfsg+~cs22.17.2-2
22.19.0+dfsg+~cs22.18.0-1
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-1
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-2
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-3
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-4
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-5
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-6
22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.6-1
22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.13-1
22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.13-2
22.22.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.15-1
22.22.2+dfsg+~cs22.19.15-1
22.22.2+dfsg+~cs22.19.15-3
24.*
24.11.1+dfsg+~cs24.10.1-1
24.11.1+dfsg+~cs24.10.1-2
24.12.0+dfsg+~cs24.10.4-1
24.13.0+dfsg+~cs24.10.7-1
24.13.0+dfsg+~cs24.10.7-2
24.14.0+dfsg+~cs24.12.0-1
24.14.0+dfsg+~cs24.12.0-2
24.14.1+dfsg+~cs24.12.0-1
24.15.0+dfsg+~cs24.12.2-1
24.16.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.1-1
24.16.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.1-2
24.17.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.2-1
24.18.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.2-1
24.19.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.3-1
24.20.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.3-1
24.20.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.3-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21717.json"

Debian:13 / nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nodejs?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u2

Affected versions

20.*
20.19.2+dfsg-1
20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21717.json"

Debian:14 / nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nodejs?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
22.22.2+dfsg+~cs22.19.15-1

Affected versions

20.*
20.19.2+dfsg-1
20.19.4+dfsg-1
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-1
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-2
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-3
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.12-4
20.19.5+dfsg+~cs20.19.24-1
22.*
22.12.0+dfsg-1
22.12.0+dfsg-2
22.12.0+dfsg-3
22.14.0+dfsg-1
22.18.0+dfsg-1
22.18.0+dfsg+~cs22.17.2-1
22.18.0+dfsg+~cs22.17.2-2
22.19.0+dfsg+~cs22.18.0-1
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-1
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-2
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-3
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-4
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-5
22.21.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.0-6
22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.6-1
22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.13-1
22.22.0+dfsg+~cs22.19.13-2
22.22.1+dfsg+~cs22.19.15-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21717.json"