# RHSA-2022:6963: Security update for 5 packages

RHSA-2022:6963, released October 18, 2022, fixes 1 CVE across 5 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-6963
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 18, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2022-35255, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6963

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [nodejs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs.md) | RHEL 9 | 1:16.17.1-1.el9_0 |
| [nodejs-docs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs-docs.md) | RHEL 9 | 1:16.17.1-1.el9_0 |
| [nodejs-full-i18n](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs-full-i18n.md) | RHEL 9 | 1:16.17.1-1.el9_0 |
| [nodejs-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs-libs.md) | RHEL 9 | 1:16.17.1-1.el9_0 |
| [npm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/npm.md) | RHEL 9 | 1:8.15.0-1.16.17.1.1.el9_0 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-35255](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-35255.md) | High | Node.js 16 and 2 others: Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) (CWE-338) | 9.1 | 0.0209 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo