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Jan 12 - Jan 18, 2026. Useful releases, risky migrations, and noisy updates from the Developer Tools channel.

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Developer Tools updates in 2026-w03

2026-01-13, Version 25.3.0 (Current), @RafaelGSS

  • Implemented multiple CVE fixes: added TLSSocket default error handler, network checks on pipe/wrap connect, stricter symlink read/write permissions, disabled futimes under permission model, rethrown stack overflow exceptions in async hoo...
  • Updated core dependencies: c‑ares upgraded to v1.34.6 and undici to 7.18.2.

2026-01-13, Version 24.13.0 'Krypton' (LTS), @marco-ippolito

  • Add TLSSocket default error handler (CVE‑2025‑59465) and route TLS callback exceptions through error handlers (CVE‑2026‑21637).
  • Disable futimes under the permission model, require full read/write permissions for symlink APIs, and refactor unsafe buffer creation to remove zero‑fill toggle (CVE‑2025‑55130, 55131, 55132).
  • Rethrow stack‑overflow exceptions in async hooks to avoid silent failures (CVE‑2025‑59466).

2026-01-13, Version 20.20.0 'Iron' (LTS), @marco-ippolito

  • Fixed multiple CVE vulnerabilities (disabled futimes with permission model, added TLSSocket default error handler, required full read/write for symlink APIs, rethrown stack overflow in async hooks, removed zero‑fill toggle from unsafe bu...
  • Updated core dependencies: c‑ares to v1.34.6 and undici to 6.23.0
  • Improved error handling and security posture across lib and TLS modules