Fixed
Created: Jan 20, 2026
Updated: May 11, 2026
Resolved Date: May 7, 2026
Found In Version: 10.25.33.2
Fix Version: 10.25.33.9
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 25
Component/s: Userspace
A flaw in Node.js's permission model allows a file's access and modification timestamps to be changed via `futimes()` even when the process has only read permissions. Unlike `utimes()`, `futimes()` does not apply the expected write-permission checks, which means file metadata can be modified in read-only directories. This behavior could be used to alter timestamps in ways that obscure activity, reducing the reliability of logs. This vulnerability affects users of the permission model on Node.js v20, v22, v24, and v25.
