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CVE-2024-38359

6.5 mediumEPSS 0.6%

Medium (6.5). EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd 0.17.0-beta.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 47% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-20
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-9gxx-58q6-42p7Gogithub.com/lightningnetwork/lnd<0.17.0-beta0.17.0-beta
GO-2024-2943Gogithub.com/lightningnetwork/lnd<0.17.0-beta0.17.0-beta

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