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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2024-38359 Detail

Description

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/dos-disclosure-lnd-onion-bomb/979 CVE, GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.17.0-beta CVE, GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/security/advisories/GHSA-9gxx-58q6-42p7 CVE, GitHub, Inc.
https://lightning.network CVE, GitHub, Inc.
https://morehouse.github.io/lightning/lnd-onion-bomb CVE, GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-38359
NVD Published Date:
06/20/2024
NVD Last Modified:
04/14/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.