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Core Lightning update fixes channel draining bug and remote access flaws

Core Lightning update fixes channel draining bug and remote access flaws

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Community Trust Score Verified 87 % Real Verified 23 votes Updated 2 minutes ago Core Lightning maintainers released version 26.06.10 on November 4 to address channel-security, payment-resolution, and remote-access flaws in the Bitcoin Lightning node software. The update includes a fix for a channel-draining bug that allowed peers to trim node balances into fees during forced closes, along with new signature checks for dual-funded channel operations. The release adds verification of a peer’s transaction signatures during Bitcoin dual-funded channel opening and splicing, in accordance with the Lightning protocol’s BOLT 2 specification.

Source: The Currency Analytics

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