The Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) - is a complete implementation of a Lightning Network node. A parsing vulnerability in lnd's onion processing logic and lead to a DoS vector due to excessive memory allocation. The issue was patched in lnd v0.17.0. Users should update to a version > v0.17.0 to be protected. Users unable to upgrade may set the `--rejecthtlc` CLI flag and also disable forwarding on channels via the `UpdateChanPolicyCommand`, or disable listening on a public network interface via the `--nolisten` flag as a mitigation.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-06-20T22:16:00.428Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:04:25.238Z

Reserved: 2024-06-14T14:16:16.465Z

Link: CVE-2024-38359

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-06-21T12:34:40.955Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-20T23:15:52.700

Modified: 2024-06-21T11:22:01.687

Link: CVE-2024-38359

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