[BUG] npm ci & npm install fails since 7.20.0

[ghost]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• [X] I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

since npm@7.20.0 plyr and mathjs refuse to install or freeze in example reify:mathjs

with npm@7.19.1 its working well tested on windows 10 raspberryPi3 ubuntu server

Expected Behavior

npm install & npm ci dont freeze

Steps To Reproduce

run npm install or npm ci on various projects the packages cause freeze are in my case plyr and mathjs in example reify:mathjs tested with npm@7.20.0 and npm@7.20.1

it works with npm@7.19.1

Environment

• OS: Ubuntu 20.04 / Windows 10 / RaspberryPi
• Node: 16 and 14-LTS
• npm: npm@7.20.0 and npm@7.20.1

[ruyadorno]

@liadala can you try replicating this problem on the latest version of npm? (currently npm@8.4.0)