Electrum 4.8.4 fixes Lightning onion message vulnerability
Original headline일렉트럼 4.8.4, 라이트닝 어니언 메시지 취약점 수정
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Electrum released version 4.8.4 of its Bitcoin wallet software on November 6, patching a vulnerability in how it handles Lightning Network onion messages. Malformed onion messages arriving from arbitrary sources could cause Electrum to drop its connection to channel peers—the counterparty nodes with which the wallet has opened Lightning payment channels—potentially disrupting channel communication. The update is classified as a security release in the official changelog and is listed as the latest version on Electrum's website. The fix matters because Lightning channel stability depends on persistent peer connectivity, so spurious disconnects could interrupt payment routing and channel operation. Users running earlier versions should watch for the 4.8.4 rollout and upgrade to avoid the malformed-message disconnect issue.
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