Node.js v6.9.0 Release Brief
This week the Node.js v6.x release line transitions into Long-Term-Support (LTS) mode with the release of v6.9.0.
This week the Node.js v6.x release line transitions into Long-Term-Support (LTS) mode with the release of v6.9.0.
Node.js has released updates to all release lines - v0.10, v0.12, v4 LTS and v6 - to fix 3 Node.js-specific security flaws and 5 OpenSSL vulnerabilities.
In June, the Node.js project said a final farewell to version 5. There will be no more patches, critical or otherwise, for this branch. What's next?
This LTS release is the result of a build-up of regular maintenance commits, as well as select additive features deemed important enough to bring into LTS.
This LTS patch release is the result of a built-up of regular maintenance commits.
This LTS release is the result of a buildup of regular maintenance commits. Notably, buffer.lastIndexOf was fixed, and a memory leak has been resolved.