Husky is a widely-used npm package that streamlines Git hooks, preventing faulty commits and pushes. Comparing versions 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 reveals only incremental changes, but it's crucial to highlight them. Both versions share the same core functionality, dependencies (like chalk, slash, ci-info, pkg-dir, cosmiconfig, and others vital for configuration and environment detection), and development dependencies crucial for testing and linting (including jest, eslint, prettier, and associated TypeScript tools). The essential feature set for managing pre-commit, pre-push, and post-merge hooks remains consistent.
However, examining their distribution metadata shows a subtle difference. Version 4.2.4 has a slightly larger unpacked size (50606 bytes) compared to version 4.2.3 (50315 bytes), indicating minor adjustments or additions in the codebase. The release date also signifies a temporal update: version 4.2.4 was released in April 2020, while 4.2.3 came out in February 2020. While the core "prevention of bad commits and pushes" remains constant, version 4.2.4 potentially incorporates bug fixes, performance improvements, or updated internal logic that justifies its release. For developers, upgrading to the newer version should be considered a standard maintenance practice, especially to benefit from any under-the-hood enhancements that are not explicitly documented but improve stability or efficiency. If you're already using Husky, a simple npm update husky or yarn upgrade husky is recommended.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 4.2.4 of the package
semver-regex Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS)
npm semver-regex is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Regular expression denial of service in semver-regex
An exponential ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) can be triggered in the semver-regex npm package, when an attacker is able to supply arbitrary input to the test() method
