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Node.js Security Release Summary - February 2019

In Node.js on Feb 28 2019

Security updates have shipped for all active Node.js release lines, including several DoS vulnerabilities. Find out how the updates impact you.

Node.js Security Release Summary - November 2018

In Node.js on Nov 28 2018

Security updates have shipped for all active Node.js release lines, including two high-impact DoS vulnerabilities. Find out how the updates impact you.

Node.js Security Release Summary - August 2018

In Node.js on Aug 16 2018

Updates shipped for all active Node.js release lines, several low-severity vulnerabilities. Find out how the update impacts you.

Node.js Security Release Summary - September 2017

In Node.js on Sep 28 2017

The Node.js team has released a semver minor update for the Node.js 8.x release line, patching a security vulnerability in Node.js 8.5.0.

Installing Node.js 8 on Linux via Package Manager

In How To on May 30 2017

Node.js 8 is here! Now, if you're using the Node.js Current releases, is the time to upgrade! Let's quickly set up Node.js 8 on Debian or Enterprise Linux.

Node.js 7.8.0 Release Brief

In Node.js on Mar 29 2017

This Week’s Current release comes with an expedited fix for a crypto-related memory leak.

Node.js 7.7.4 Release Brief

In Node.js on Mar 22 2017

This week's Current release comes with an update to `node inspect`, fixing several issues.

Node.js 7.7.3 Release Brief

In Node.js on Mar 15 2017

This routine patch release comes with a significant amount of documentation formatting fixes as well as a couple of meaningful bug fixes.

Node.js 7.7.2 Release Brief

In Node.js on Mar 09 2017

This is a routine patch release with a relatively small assortment of fixes and documentation improvements.

Node.js 7.7.0 and 7.7.1 Release Brief

In Node.js on Mar 03 2017

Node.js 7.7.1 was expedited, due to a bug in 7.7.0 that prevented all native modules from building. These releases come with a variety of new features.