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Node operators running version 26.06.7 or earlier were told to upgrade immediately. The team behind Core Lightning, an open-source node software for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, has urged operators running older versions to upgrade immediately after receiving reports of attackers targeting unpatched nodes. “Urgent security update: If you’re running version 26.06.7 or earlier, please upgrade to the latest release as soon as possible,” the team said on Friday. Core Lightning did not specify which vulnerabilities attackers were targeting or the potential impact. Cointelegraph reached out to Core Lightning for comment. Read more

The flaw was fixed in v26.06.7, but older builds and some early Docker images still call for an upgrade check. The post Core Lightning patches flaw that could let revoked channel state escape penalty appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Core Lightning developers have asked node operators to make a security decision before they can fully assess the threat. An Aug. 23 message posted on Stacker News urged operators to install new binaries that fix multiple reported vulnerabilities. CLN told operators who decline the upgrade to run their nodes offline, and the team plans to […] The post Onslaught of AI-found bugs forces Bitcoin’s Core Lightning into a secret 14-day emergency lockdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Core Lightning advised operators to use offline mode if they do not install the forthcoming update, keeping their nodes active but disconnected. Core Lightning, an open-source implementation of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, has confirmed multiple vulnerabilities and urged node operators to install a forthcoming security update. On Thursday, Core Lightning said it had been assessing a high volume of AI-generated Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) reports and found that several are real. The project told operators not to shut down their nodes completely, but to restart them with “--offline,” which prevents payments from entering, leaving or routing through the node. In a subsequent post, Core Lightning clarified that upgrading is its primary recommendation, while restarting with --offline is an alternative for operators who have not upgraded.  Read more