Description
ip-address is a library for parsing and manipulating IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in JavaScript. Prior to 10.7.1, the Address6 constructor, Address6.isValid, and parse code in src/ipv6.ts accept unbounded strings and expand invalid characters through RE_BAD_CHARACTERS into large diagnostics. Material impact occurs only when an application accepts a very large attacker-controlled field and passes it to Address6 parsing without an earlier length bound. Common URL and header limits, and common body-parser defaults, generally constrain the effect; common defaults typically exclude 32 MiB fields. Megabyte-scale fields can cause a synchronous stall and high transient memory use, approximately 16 MiB can trigger an invalid string length exception, and process termination occurs at approximately 32 MiB. The affected entry points include Address6.isValid and construction paths that reach parse. This issue is fixed in version 10.7.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| beaugunderson | ip-address | < 10.7.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-ip-address | 10.7.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-ip-address | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | node-ip-address | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | node-ip-address | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | node-ip-address | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | node-ip-address | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-ip-address | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-ip-address | No fix yet | — |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | nodejs +4 | 1:24.22.1-3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | ALSA-2026:92378 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | nodejs-nodemon | 3.1.14-3.module_el9.8.0+292+f4eaf8b2 | ALSA-2026:92378 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | nodejs-packaging +1 | 2021.06-6.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e | ALSA-2026:92378 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | npm | 1:11.19.1-1.24.22.1.3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | ALSA-2026:92378 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | v8-13.6-devel | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.22.1.3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | ALSA-2026:92378 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | nodejs +4 | 1:24.22.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | ALSA-2026:92376 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | nodejs-nodemon | 3.1.14-2.module_el8.10.0+4250+09238ed4 | ALSA-2026:92376 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | nodejs-packaging +1 | 2021.06-6.module_el8.10.0+4086+70facd4a | ALSA-2026:92376 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | npm | 1:11.19.1-1.24.22.1.1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | ALSA-2026:92376 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | v8-13.6-devel | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.22.1.1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | ALSA-2026:92376 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 9 | nodejs | 1:24.22.1-3.module+el9.8.0+40401+e24b8c95 | RLSA-2026:92378 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | nodejs-nodemon | 3.1.14-3.module+el9.8.0+40281+14cc6568 | RLSA-2026:92378 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-6.module+el9.7.0+40052+e32ea525 | RLSA-2026:92378 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | nodejs-nodemon | 3.1.14-2.module+el8.10.0+40277+b1b3f89e | RLSA-2026:92376 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+40048+6d99f608 | RLSA-2026:92376 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | nodejs +4 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | ELSA-2026-92378 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | nodejs-nodemon | 3.1.14-3.module+el9.8.0+91009+5d530ccd | ELSA-2026-92378 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | nodejs-packaging +1 | 2021.06-6.module+el9.8.0+91009+5d530ccd | ELSA-2026-92378 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | npm | 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | ELSA-2026-92378 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | v8-13.6-devel | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | ELSA-2026-92378 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | nodejs +4 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | ELSA-2026-92376 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | nodejs-nodemon | 3.1.14-2.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c | ELSA-2026-92376 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | nodejs-packaging +1 | 2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c | ELSA-2026-92376 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | npm | 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | ELSA-2026-92376 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | v8-13.6-devel | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | ELSA-2026-92376 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | code-server | 4.139.1-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | lerna | 10.0.1-r7 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | npm-12 | 12.2.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-dashboards-3 | 3.9.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | prism | 5.16.0-r14 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | renovate | 44.133.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | sqlpad | 7.5.7-r45 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | ip-address | < 10.7.1 | 10.7.1 | GHSA-h3mg-xc3c-68pw |
Advisories 6
- RLSA-2026:92378 Important: nodejs:24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Oct 30, 2026
- RLSA-2026:92376 Important: nodejs:24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Oct 30, 2026
- ELSA-2026-92378 Important: nodejs:24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Oct 30, 2026
- ELSA-2026-92376 Important: nodejs:24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Oct 30, 2026
- ALSA-2026:92378 Important: nodejs:24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2026:92376 Important: nodejs:24 security, bug fix, and enhancement update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
References
- https://github.com/beaugunderson/ip-address/security/advisories/GHSA-h3mg-xc3c-68pw
- https://github.com/beaugunderson/ip-address/commit/469ead1231b4cc059f2150c626e1e0c2895c0134
- https://github.com/beaugunderson/ip-address/commit/8b34a21e0839b37c094066816fb2c2c48a2adcf5
- https://github.com/beaugunderson/ip-address/releases/tag/v10.7.1