https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/dos-in-bitcoin-core-update-required-5032443
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If you are currently running Bitcoin Core, then you must upgrade to 0.16.3 as soon as possible. You can download it from bitcoin.org or bitcoincore.org or via BitTorrent, and as always, make sure that you verify the download.
If you only occasionally run Bitcoin Core, then it is less urgent, though it would be best to upgrade as soon as convenient.
A bug was found which allows anyone capable of mining a sufficient-PoW block to crash Bitcoin Core nodes running versions 0.14.0 to 0.16.2. Stored funds are not at risk.
Since most altcoins are based on Bitcoin Core, I would guess that many of them are also affected, though I don't have any specific info on that at this time. Also, Core derivatives such as Knots are affected and have their own updates.
Main release thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-core-0163-released-5032424
If you only occasionally run Bitcoin Core, then it is less urgent, though it would be best to upgrade as soon as convenient.
A bug was found which allows anyone capable of mining a sufficient-PoW block to crash Bitcoin Core nodes running versions 0.14.0 to 0.16.2. Stored funds are not at risk.
Since most altcoins are based on Bitcoin Core, I would guess that many of them are also affected, though I don't have any specific info on that at this time. Also, Core derivatives such as Knots are affected and have their own updates.
Main release thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-core-0163-released-5032424
Перевожу:
Если вы постоянно используете Bitcoin Core, то вы должны как можно скорее обновиться до версии 0.16.3. Вы можете скачать ее с bitcoin.org или с bitcoincore.org или через BitTorrent, убедитесь при этом, что вы проверили скачанное.
Если вы только иногда используете Bitcoin Core, то обновление не та срочно для вас, хотя лучше обновиться поскорее.
Был найден баг, который позволяет любому смайнить блок, который приведет к аварийной остановке Bitcoin Core версий от 0.14.0 до 0.16.2. Средства в кошельке риску не подвергаются.
Так как большинство альткоинов основаны на Bitcoin Core, то скорее всего многие из них имеют аналогичный баг, хотя пока нет какой-то специальной информации об этом в настоящее время. Так же подвержены уязвимости производные от Core, такие как Knots и для них будут свои обновления.