Comment blames bundled dependencies for recurring Node.js flaws
Original title: Re: Upcoming Node.js security release 2026/10/21
The poster says distros using Node.js --shared-brotli should avoid statically linked copies of the affected code.
On oss-security, Michael Orlitzky replied to discussion of an upcoming Node.js security release. He argues that bundling or statically linking dependencies recreates old vulnerabilities, and that Node.js --shared-brotli means attentive distributions need not ship a bundled copy. The snippet names no CVE, affected version or fixed release.
Unconfirmed: The snippet does not identify which flaws the October 21 Node.js release addresses.
- The reply was posted on October 24.
- It points to Node.js --shared-brotli as the relevant build option.
- No vulnerability identifier or version range appears in the snippet.
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From the original article
Posted by Michael Orlitzky on Oct 24 Only those dumb enough to bundle or statically link their dependencies. The bare minimum in terms of software engineering would prevent these 1990-ass vulnerabilities. (NodeJS has a --shared-brotli option, so NodeJS should not be an issue for distros that are paying attention.)
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