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Fedora 24: Critical Advisory for Node.js 4.6.1 c-ares Bug Fix

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Calendar Grey October 30, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Fedora 24 receives a vital Node.js security patch, significantly improving performance and resolving issues in version 4.6.1.
Update to 4.6.1 (security)

Summary

Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime

for easily building fast, scalable network applications.

Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that

makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive

real-time applications that run across distributed devices.

Update Information:

Update to 4.6.1 (security)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora bug fix performance issue c-ares Node.js

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1380463 - CVE-2016-5180 c-ares: Single byte out of buffer write https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380463

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade nodejs' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Name: nodejs
Product: Fedora 24
Version: 4.6.1
Release: 6.fc24
URL: https://nodejs.org/en/
Summary: JavaScript runtime

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora bug fix performance issue c-ares Node.js

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