# July 2021 Security Releases

DevFeed: [July 2021 Security Releases](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/july-2021-security-releases-2885.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2021-security-releases-2>)

Published: 2021-07-29T16:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Node.js Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/node-js-blog.md>)

Topics: [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability.md>), [Exploit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/exploit.md>), [Processes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/processes.md>)

Tags: [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [exploit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploit.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [node](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [process](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/process.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>)

## AI overview

Node.js published July 2021 security releases for the 16.x, 14.x, and 12.x release lines. The updates address a publicly known use-after-free vulnerability that could allow memory corruption and changes to process behavior.

## Source excerpt

Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.