Bitcoin Core Discloses High-Severity Security Vulnerability That Could Halt Mining Nodes
Key Highlights Bitcoin Core addressed three security vulnerabilities affecting transaction handling, compact-block downloads, and Tor-related peer permissions. The fixes were included in Bitcoin Core 30.0, 29.2, and 28.3, although about 9% of reachable nodes were still running vulnerable versions around the disclosure date. None of the vulnerabilities enabled bitcoin theft, unauthorized coin creation, or a ...