CVE-2022-44797: Critical severity Lightning Network Daemon Project Lightning Network Daemon vulnerability

Published Nov 7, 2022
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Updated

btcd before 0.23.2, as used in Lightning Labs lnd before 0.15.2-beta and other Bitcoin-related products, mishandles witness size checking.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
go/github.com/btcsuite/btcd<0.23.2
0.23.2
go/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd<0.15.2-beta
0.15.2-beta
All of the following
Lightning Network Daemon Project Lightning Network Daemon<0.15.2
Btcd Project Btcd<0.23.2
Btcd Project Btcd<0.23.2
Lightning Network Daemon Project Lightning Network Daemon<0.15.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/github.com/btcsuite/btcd to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.23.2
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.15.2-beta

Event History

Nov 7, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Advisory Published
12:00 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-44797?

CVE-2022-44797 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its impact on witness size checking in btcd and related products.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-44797?

To mitigate CVE-2022-44797, upgrade btcd to version 0.23.2 or lnd to version 0.15.2-beta.

3

Which versions of btcd are affected by CVE-2022-44797?

All versions of btcd prior to 0.23.2 are affected by CVE-2022-44797.

4

Which versions of lnd are affected by CVE-2022-44797?

All versions of lnd prior to 0.15.2-beta are affected by CVE-2022-44797.

5

What does CVE-2022-44797 affect specifically?

CVE-2022-44797 affects the handling of witness size checking in btcd and Lightning Labs' lnd.

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