Summary

The Node.js project will release new versions of the 12.x, 14.x, and 16.x releases lines on or shortly after Tuesday

October 12th, 2021 in order to address:

• Two medium severity issues

Impact

The 16.x release line of Node.js is vulnerable to two medium severity issues.

The 14.x release line of Node.js is vulnerable to two medium severity issues.

The 12.x release line of Node.js is vulnerable to two medium severity issues.

Release timing

Releases will be available at, or shortly after, Tuesday, October 12th, 2021.

Contact and future updates

The current Node.js security policy can be found at https://nodejs.org/en/security/. Please follow the process outlined in https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/SECURITY.md if you wish to report a vulnerability in Node.js.

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