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Core Lightning Patches Flaw Letting Cheating Nodes Dodge Penalties

Original: Core Lightning Fixes Flaw That Could Let Cheating Nodes Avoid Penalties Core Lightning released version 26.06.7 to patch

The Core Lightning development team released version 26.06.7 to fix a vulnerability that allowed a peer to broadcast an outdated channel state without triggering the standard penalty for cheating. The flaw could have let malicious Lightning Network nodes attempt to close channels with stale balances and escape the punishment mechanism designed to discourage such behavior. Users are being encouraged to update their nodes to the patched version.

Why now: A new security patch for widely used Bitcoin Lightning software raises concerns about node safety and network integrity.

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• Core Lightning Fixes Flaw That Could Let Cheating Nodes Avoid Penalties Core Lightning released version 26.06.7 to patch a vulnerability where a peer could broadcast an old channel state without triggering the standard penalty for cheating. https://… · newisty

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