Support Advisory: Node.js v8 profile memory leak
This document describes the support advisory for an AppDynamics product.
Summary
There is a bug in the Node.js v8 profiler that causes memory leaks in Node.js versions 7 to 8.9.3. For more information, see the issue report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=6623
Affected Software
This issue affects customers using Node.js versions 7 to 8.9.3.
Impact
Memory leaks may occur.
Resolution
Upgrade to Node.js version 8.9.4. Alternatively, set the maxProcessSnapshotsPerPeriod property to 0 in the require statement.