# RHSA-2023:7205: Security update for 8 packages

RHSA-2023:7205, released November 14, 2023, fixes 6 CVEs across 8 products. One of them is being exploited (CVE-2023-44487); 1 on CISA KEV. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7205
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 14, 2023
- Priority: Patch now (Closes CVE-2023-44487, exploited (CISA KEV))
- CVEs: 6, exploited: 1, on CISA KEV: 1
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7205

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [nodejs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs.md) | RHEL 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 |
| [nodejs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 |
| [nodejs-docs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs-docs.md) | RHEL 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 |
| [nodejs-full-i18n](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs-full-i18n.md) | RHEL 8 | 1:20.8.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 |
| [nodejs-nodemon](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs-nodemon.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 |
| [nodejs-packaging](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs-packaging.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.9.0+19519+e25b965a |
| [nodejs-packaging-bundler](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/nodejs-packaging-bundler.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.9.0+19519+e25b965a |
| [npm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/npm.md) | RHEL 8 | 1:10.1.0-1.20.8.1.1.module+el8.9.0+20473+c4e3d824 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-44487](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-44487.md) | Patch now | MITRE: CVE-2023-44487 HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack | 7.5 | 1.0000 | CISA KEV |
| [CVE-2023-39332](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-39332.md) | High | Node.js 20: Various `node:fs` functions allow specifying paths as either strings or `Uint8Array` objects. | 9.8 | 0.0219 |  |
| [CVE-2023-39331](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-39331.md) | High | Node.js 20: A previously disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2023-30584) was patched insufficiently in commit 205f1e6. | 7.5 | 0.0151 |  |
| [CVE-2023-45143](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-45143.md) | High | nodejs: Node.js is a software development platform for building fast and scalable network applications in the JavaScript prog... | 7.5 | 0.0137 |  |
| [CVE-2023-38552](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-38552.md) | High | Node.js 18 and 1 other: When the Node.js policy feature checks the integrity of a resource against a trusted manifest, the application… | 7.5 | 0.0124 |  |
| [CVE-2023-39333](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-39333.md) | High | Node.js 18 and 1 other: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | 7.5 | 0.0111 |  |

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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