Low [CVE-2026-48935] Unauthorized file metadata modification
This low-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-48935 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
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Summary
A flaw in Node.js Permission API can cause a file metadata to be modified even on a path that was set as read-only with e.g. This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.
The Permission API allows a local user to modify file metadata on paths that have been explicitly set as read-only. This can lead to unauthorized changes in file properties, impacting the integrity of the file system.
Red Hat severity: Low — CVSS 3.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N). Weakness: CWE-279.
Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Hardened Images. Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2026:35841, RHSA-2026:35842, RHSA-2026:39868, RHSA-2026:41947, RHSA-2026:35891, RHSA-2026:35892, RHSA-2026:33866, RHSA-2026:34478, RHSA-2026:35272, RHSA-2026:7378, RHSA-2026:9455.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: nodejs24; Red Hat package: nodejs22.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
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- nodejs24-1:24.18.0-1.el10_2
- nodejs22-1:22.23.1-2.el10_2
- nodejs:24-8100020260630152626.6d880403
- nodejs:22-8100020260703140402.6d880403
- nodejs:24-9080020260626074955.rhel9
- nodejs:22-9080020260626075442.rhel9
- nodejs26-main-26.4.0-1.3.hum1
- nodejs24-main-24.18.0-0.2.hum1
- nodejs22-main-22.23.1-2.hum1
- nodejs25-main-25.9.0-1.1.hum1
- nodejs20-main-20.20.2-1.hum1
- RHSA-2026:35841
- RHSA-2026:35842
- RHSA-2026:39868
- RHSA-2026:41947
- RHSA-2026:35891
- RHSA-2026:35892
- RHSA-2026:33866
- RHSA-2026:34478
- RHSA-2026:35272
- RHSA-2026:7378
- RHSA-2026:9455
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- 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.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 days ago·verify at source
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