Description
jsdiff is a JavaScript text differencing implementation. Prior to versions 8.0.3, 5.2.2, 4.0.4, and 3.5.1, attempting to parse a patch whose filename headers contain the line break characters `\r`, `\u2028`, or `\u2029` can cause the `parsePatch` method to enter an infinite loop. It then consumes memory without limit until the process crashes due to running out of memory. Applications are therefore likely to be vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack if they call `parsePatch` with a user-provided patch as input. A large payload is not needed to trigger the vulnerability, so size limits on user input do not provide any protection. Furthermore, some applications may be vulnerable even when calling `parsePatch` on a patch generated by the application itself if the user is nonetheless able to control the filename headers (e.g. by directly providing the filenames of the files to be diffed). The `applyPatch` method is similarly affected if (and only if) called with a string representation of a patch as an argument, since under the hood it parses that string using `parsePatch`. Other methods of the library are unaffected. Finally, a second and lesser interdependent bug - a ReDOS - also exhibits when those same line break characters are present in a patch's *patch* header (also known as its "leading garbage"). A maliciously-crafted patch header of length *n* can take `parsePatch` O(*n*³) time to parse. Versions 8.0.3, 5.2.2, 4.0.4, and 3.5.1 contain a fix. As a workaround, do not attempt to parse patches that contain any of these characters: `\r`, `\u2028`, or `\u2029`.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kpdecker | jsdiff | >= 6.0.0, < 8.0.3, >= 5.0.0, < 5.2.2, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.4, < 3.5.1 | — |
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-diff | 5.2.2~dfsg+~5.2.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | node-diff | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | katib-earlystopping +8 | 0.19.0-r31 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | katib-suggestion-goptuna-compat | 0.19.0-r40 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | langfuse-3-worker | 3.146.0-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | npm | 11.8.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | prism | 5.14.3-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | renovate | 42.94.1-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | saf | 1.5.3-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | sqlpad | 7.5.7-r28 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | thingsboard-tb-web-ui +1 | 4.3.1.3-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | tileserver-gl | 5.5.0-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ts-patch | 4.0.1-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | vitess-23 | 23.0.1-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | diff | >= 6.0.0, < 8.0.3 | 8.0.3 | GHSA-73rr-hh4g-fpgx |
| npm | diff | >= 5.0.0, < 5.2.2 | 5.2.2 | GHSA-73rr-hh4g-fpgx |
| npm | diff | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.4 | 4.0.4 | GHSA-73rr-hh4g-fpgx |
| npm | diff | < 3.5.1 | 3.5.1 | GHSA-73rr-hh4g-fpgx |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-2933 Splunk SOAR: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 2, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-0526 IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 7, 2026