Lots of warnings about outdated and insecure libraries when running npm install

[ptman]

npm WARN deprecated minimatch@2.0.10: Please update to minimatch 3.0.2 or higher to avoid a RegExp DoS issue
npm WARN deprecated jayschema@0.3.2: this project is no longer maintained
npm WARN deprecated node-uuid@1.4.8: Use uuid module instead
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] debug has the following vulnerability: 1 low. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=debug&version=2.2.0 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] request has the following vulnerability: 1 moderate. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=request&version=2.53.0 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] hawk has the following vulnerability: 1 moderate. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=hawk&version=2.3.1 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] shell-quote has the following vulnerability: 1 critical. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=shell-quote&version=0.0.1 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] negotiator has the following vulnerability: 1 high. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=negotiator&version=0.5.3 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] minimatch has the following vulnerability: 1 high. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=minimatch&version=2.0.10 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] mime has the following vulnerability: 1 moderate. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=mime&version=1.3.4 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] tunnel-agent has the following vulnerability: 1 moderate. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=tunnel-agent&version=0.4.3 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] lodash has the following vulnerability: 1 low. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=lodash&version=3.10.1 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] hoek has the following vulnerability: 1 moderate. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=hoek&version=2.16.3 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.
npm WARN notice [SECURITY] fresh has the following vulnerability: 1 high. Go here for more details: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories?search=fresh&version=0.2.4 - Run `npm i npm@latest -g` to upgrade your npm version, and then `npm audit` to get more info.

would updated versions work just as well?