How many CVEs have patched Initialize?

1 published CVEs changed Initialize in nodejs/node, in 1 distinct patches totalling 4 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed Initialize?

CVE-2025-55131, published 2026-01-20, changed lines 1449 to 1487 of src/node_buffer.cc.

How does Initialize compare to the rest of nodejs/node?

nodejs/node has 13 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed Initialize.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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nodejs/node

Function

Initialize

Name: Initialize in nodejs/node: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

src/node_buffer.cc

Last patched January 20, 2026

1

CVEs

That changed this function

1

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

4

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2026

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

Initialize in nodejs/node was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 1 distinct patches that added or removed 4 lines in total.

nodejs/node has 13 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 8% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed Initialize, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

CVE-2025-55131
CVE-2025-55131 · lines 1449–1487 · +2 −2 in 2 hunks
High · CVSS 7.1
EPSS 3.5%2026-01-20

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

1

CheckNumberToSizesrc/node_buffer.cc

1 CVEs · 1 patches2026

2GetZeroFillTogglesrc/node_buffer.cc1 CVEs · 1 patches2026

3RegisterExternalReferencessrc/node_buffer.cc1 CVEs · 1 patches2026

Other hotspots in the repository

Functions in nodejs/node changed by the most CVE fixes.

reconnectZeroFillToggle1 CVEs · lib/internal/buffer.js CheckNumberToSize1 CVEs · src/node_buffer.cc NewBackingStoreForNodeLTS1 CVEs · deps/v8/include/v8-array-buffer.h NewBackingStoreForNodeLTS1 CVEs · deps/v8/src/api/api.cc Allocate1 CVEs · src/api/environment.cc prepareExecution1 CVEs · lib/internal/process/pre_execution.js

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to Initialize.

How many CVEs have patched Initialize?: 1 published CVEs changed Initialize in nodejs/node, in 1 distinct patches totalling 4 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed Initialize?: CVE-2025-55131, published 2026-01-20, changed lines 1449 to 1487 of src/node_buffer.cc.
How does Initialize compare to the rest of nodejs/node?: nodejs/node has 13 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed Initialize.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

Fix locations are computed by RadicalNotion.AI from the upstream patch diff of each CVE. CVE data is sourced from the CVE Program.

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