Summary

The Node.js project will release new versions of the 16.x, 18.x and 20.x releases lines on or shortly after, Tuesday August 8th 2023 in order to address:

• 3 high severity issues.
• 2 medium severity issues.
• 2 low severity issues.

OpenSSL Security updates

This security release includes the following OpenSSL security updates

• OpenSSL security advisory 14th July.
• OpenSSL security advisory 19th July.
• OpenSSL security advisory 31st July.

Impact

The 20.x release line of Node.js is vulnerable to 3 high severity issues, 2 medium severity issues, and 2 low severity issues.

The 18.x release line of Node.js is vulnerable to 1 high severity issue, and 2 medium severity issues.

The 16.x release line of Node.js is vulnerable to 1 high severity issue, and 2 medium severity issues.

Release timing

Releases will be available on, or shortly after, Tuesday August 8th 2023.

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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