Lint-staged is a popular npm package that helps developers automatically lint files staged in Git, ensuring code quality and consistency before commits. Comparing versions 4.2.1 and 4.2.0, the core functionality and dependencies remain largely unchanged, indicating a minor patch release. Both versions depend on essential tools like chalk for terminal styling, execa for executing commands, listr for elegant task lists, and cosmiconfig for configuration file management. Development dependencies such as jest for testing, eslint for linting, and prettier for code formatting are also consistent between the two.
The primary difference lies in the release date, with version 4.2.1 being released shortly after 4.2.0. This suggests that version 4.2.1 likely addresses a minor bug fix or improvement identified in the preceding version. For developers already using lint-staged 4.2.0, upgrading to 4.2.1 is recommended to benefit from the latest improvements and potential bug fixes. However, those implementing lint-staged for the first time can directly use the newest stable release. The package integrates seamlessly into Git workflows using Husky and offers customizable linting configurations, promoting a cleaner and more maintainable codebase. Using lint-staged helps prevent common code style issues to make their way to your main codebase and ensures consistent code quality across the team.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 4.2.1 of the package
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in cross-spawn
Versions of the package cross-spawn before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.
