Lightning Network Daemon (LND)'s onion processing logic leads to a denial of service
### Impact A parsing vulnerability in lnd's onion processing logic led to a DoS vector due to excessive memory allocation. ### Patches The issue was patched in lnd [v0.17.0](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.17.0-beta). Users should update to a version >= v0.17.0 to be protected. ### References Detailed blog post: https://morehouse.github.io/lightning/lnd-onion-bomb/ Developer discussion: https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/dos-disclosure-lnd-onion-bomb/979
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-38359US | — | — | ||
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… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/dos-disclosure-lnd-onion-bomb/979WEB
- https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lndPACKAGE
- https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.17.0-betaWEB
- https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/security/advisories/GHSA-9gxx-58q6-42p7WEB
- https://lightning.networkWEB
- https://morehouse.github.io/lightning/lnd-onion-bombWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38359ADVISORY
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