NODEJS-26.6.0 release notes and known issues

Summary

Notable Changes [ 5a36018abc ] - doc : add MikeMcC399 as collaborator (Mike McCready) #64656 [ 9b04f82d7b ] - (SEMVER-MINOR) ffi : add getCurrentEventLoop (Paolo Insogna) #64323 [ bb51f2c960 ] - (SEMVER-MINOR) test_runner : add context.log() and test:log event (Moshe Atlow) #64389 [ 56ce83b3ee ] - (SEMVER-MINOR) test_runner : report entryFile in TestStream events (Moshe Atlow) #64309 Commits [ 248ff9fa5c ] - assert,util : fix TypeError on Maps with null keys (Paul Bouchon) #64441 [ 3b5baceafe ] - benchmark : add bytes variant to webstreams async-iterator (Matteo Collina) #64291 [ 0a46d1ef66 ] - buffer : normalize lone "\r" in Blob native line endings (Daijiro Wachi) #64115 [ d9ada18b70 ] - buffer : fix Blob.stream() leaking source buffer (semimikoh) #63577 [ d05993bcf6 ] - build : merge multiple on download artifact (Chengzhong Wu) #64633 [ 6c25ac909a ] - build : extract temporal_capi crate directory name into gyp variable (René) #64482 [ 612f60c300 ] - cli : style node --help output with util.styleText (Adrián Estrada) #64484 [ 29a938ddbb ] - crypto : preserve RSA-PSS legacy pubkey DER (Filip Skokan) #64547 [ 2fde794357 ] - crypto : cleanse provider private key copies (Filip Skokan) #64547 [ 33a0e08d41 ] - crypto : handle incomplete RSA private keys (Filip Skokan) #64547 [ 11b4d505ef ] - crypto : retain legacy DH validation (Filip Skokan) #64547 [ 6e302041e1 ] - crypto : limit KangarooTwelveParams customization to 512 bytes (Filip Skokan) #64557 [ 195f103e87 ] - crypto : split OpenSSL 3, BoringSSL, and legacy backends (Filip Skokan) #64211 [ ec67e24eee ] - deps : update googletest to fa005b296f90faec4f352d7ab382287bf6548c8d (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64587 [ 32ffff88fd ] - deps : histogram: cherry-pick 62ea52b07ee9b195 (StefanStojanovic) #64296 [ e0664f1f09 ] - deps : update histogram to 0.11.10 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64296 [ cf0622bdd6 ] - deps : update amaro to 1.1.11 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64586 [ 04c78b8b24 ] - deps : update timezone to 2026c (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64588 [ 59f4318976 ] - deps : V8: cherry-pick 1158ae719749 (René) #64432 [ e5ea7cd299 ] - deps : update googletest to 8240fa7d62f73e01c7af27d61ed965d6d66698fa (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64439 [ 0e7554cee4 ] - deps : update libffi to 3.7.1 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64438 [ 46c9d724ad ] - deps : update ngtcp2 to 1.24.0 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64297 [ 3519aac9af ] - deps : enable OpenSSL asm support for riscv64 (Jamie Magee) #62606 [ c09701218b ] - deps : update c-ares to 1.34.8 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64330 [ ad2f3bc95b ] - deps : upgrade npm to 11.18.0 (npm team) #64199 [ d7a4b22c86 ] - deps : V8: backport a05321ebd98e (Chengzhong Wu) #64202 [ 8679cff291 ] - deps : update zlib to 1.3.2.1-motley-8b3aa8a (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64295 [ df5b1e10ba ] - doc : remove unsupported syntax from stream_iter.md (Antoine du Hamel) #64649 [ 8a4ca9083f ] - doc : clarify rules for adding new built-in modules (Antoine du Hamel) #64648 [ 7d50fe6b7a ] - doc : mention DEPENDENCY custom field for H1 reports (Rafael Gonzaga) #64634 [ 8f415bf5fc ] - doc : fix dnsPromises.lookup verbatim default (Shivam S) #64658 [ c6378f724d ] - doc : fix broken links and clean up type map (Antoine du Hamel) #64625 [ 9b53ec19a2 ] - doc : fix typo in releases guide (Jihwan) #64621 [ 5a36018abc ] - doc : add MikeMcC399 as collaborator (Mike McCready) #64656 [ d2c8acd764 ] - doc : use promote wording in release guide (Md Muhtasim Munif Fahim) #64371 [ 5c692cb576 ] - doc : fix import.meta example for vm.SourceTextModule (Muhammad Zeeshan) #64112 [ 7568ce71ca ] - doc : mention crypto.hash() for better perf (Steven) #63420 [ cf3f631936 ] - doc : update sea example by fixing wrong code example (Maxence Robinet) #64025 [ ce21e567a4 ] - doc : fix socket.readyState state descriptions (YuSheng Chen) #64468 [ 018c7f1c01 ] - doc : replace large tables in crypto.md and webcrypto.md with lists (Filip Skokan) #64582 [ cf82de8d8b ] - doc : note --env-file is not applied to --run (Paul Bouchon) #64442 [ e635ce5201 ] - doc : fix typo in embed

Improvements and security content

• Notable Changes [ 5a36018abc ] - doc : add MikeMcC399 as collaborator (Mike McCready) #64656 [ 9b04f82d7b ] - (SEMVER-MINOR) ffi : add getCurrentEventLoop (Paolo Insogna) #64323 [ bb51f2c960 ] - (SEMVER-MINOR) test_runner : add context.log() and test:log event (Moshe Atlow) #64389 [ 56ce83b3ee ] - (SEMVER-MINOR) test_runner : report entryFile in TestStream events (Moshe Atlow) #64309 Commits [ 248ff9fa5c ] - assert,util : fix TypeError on Maps with null keys (Paul Bouchon) #64441 [ 3b5baceafe ] - benchmark : add bytes variant to webstreams async-iterator (Matteo Collina) #64291 [ 0a46d1ef66 ] - buffer : normalize lone "\r" in Blob native line endings (Daijiro Wachi) #64115 [ d9ada18b70 ] - buffer : fix Blob.stream() leaking source buffer (semimikoh) #63577 [ d05993bcf6 ] - build : merge multiple on download artifact (Chengzhong Wu) #64633 [ 6c25ac909a ] - build : extract temporal_capi crate directory name into gyp variable (René) #64482 [ 612f60c300 ] - cli : style node --help output with util.styleText (Adrián Estrada) #64484 [ 29a938ddbb ] - crypto : preserve RSA-PSS legacy pubkey DER (Filip Skokan) #64547 [ 2fde794357 ] - crypto : cleanse provider private key copies (Filip Skokan) #64547 [ 33a0e08d41 ] - crypto : handle incomplete RSA private keys (Filip Skokan) #64547 [ 11b4d505ef ] - crypto : retain legacy DH validation (Filip Skokan) #64547 [ 6e302041e1 ] - crypto : limit KangarooTwelveParams customization to 512 bytes (Filip Skokan) #64557 [ 195f103e87 ] - crypto : split OpenSSL 3, BoringSSL, and legacy backends (Filip Skokan) #64211 [ ec67e24eee ] - deps : update googletest to fa005b296f90faec4f352d7ab382287bf6548c8d (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64587 [ 32ffff88fd ] - deps : histogram: cherry-pick 62ea52b07ee9b195 (StefanStojanovic) #64296 [ e0664f1f09 ] - deps : update histogram to 0.11.10 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64296 [ cf0622bdd6 ] - deps : update amaro to 1.1.11 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64586 [ 04c78b8b24 ] - deps : update timezone to 2026c (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64588 [ 59f4318976 ] - deps : V8: cherry-pick 1158ae719749 (René) #64432 [ e5ea7cd299 ] - deps : update googletest to 8240fa7d62f73e01c7af27d61ed965d6d66698fa (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64439 [ 0e7554cee4 ] - deps : update libffi to 3.7.1 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64438 [ 46c9d724ad ] - deps : update ngtcp2 to 1.24.0 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64297 [ 3519aac9af ] - deps : enable OpenSSL asm support for riscv64 (Jamie Magee) #62606 [ c09701218b ] - deps : update c-ares to 1.34.8 (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64330 [ ad2f3bc95b ] - deps : upgrade npm to 11.18.0 (npm team) #64199 [ d7a4b22c86 ] - deps : V8: backport a05321ebd98e (Chengzhong Wu) #64202 [ 8679cff291 ] - deps : update zlib to 1.3.2.1-motley-8b3aa8a (Node.js GitHub Bot) #64295 [ df5b1e10ba ] - doc : remove unsupported syntax from stream_iter.md (Antoine du Hamel) #64649 [ 8a4ca9083f ] - doc : clarify rules for adding new built-in modules (Antoine du Hamel) #64648 [ 7d50fe6b7a ] - doc : mention DEPENDENCY custom field for H1 reports (Rafael Gonzaga) #64634 [ 8f415bf5fc ] - doc : fix dnsPromises.lookup verbatim default (Shivam S) #64658 [ c6378f724d ] - doc : fix broken links and clean up type map (Antoine du Hamel) #64625 [ 9b53ec19a2 ] - doc : fix typo in releases guide (Jihwan) #64621 [ 5a36018abc ] - doc : add MikeMcC399 as collaborator (Mike McCready) #64656 [ d2c8acd764 ] - doc : use promote wording in release guide (Md Muhtasim Munif Fahim) #64371 [ 5c692cb576 ] - doc : fix import.meta example for vm.SourceTextModule (Muhammad Zeeshan) #64112 [ 7568ce71ca ] - doc : mention crypto.hash() for better perf (Steven) #63420 [ cf3f631936 ] - doc : update sea example by fixing wrong code example (Maxence Robinet) #64025 [ ce21e567a4 ] - doc : fix socket.readyState state descriptions (YuSheng Chen) #64468 [ 018c7f1c01 ] - doc : replace large tables in crypto.md and webcrypto.md with lists (Filip Skokan) #64582 [ cf82de8d8b ] - doc : note --env-file is not applied to --run (Paul Bouchon) #64442 [ e635ce5201 ] - doc : fix typo in embed

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