Bitcoin Core bug lets attackers remotely crash Windows and Mac nodes.

First reported Oct 28, 2026, 21:07 UTC

Source reports

Bitcoin Core bug lets attackers remotely crash Windows and Mac nodes. • Malicious peer can exhaust memory. • Update to Bitcoin Core to patch it. — @BitcoinArchive (X), Oct 28, 2026, 21:07 UTC
BITCOIN CORE PATCHES THREE BUGS, INCLUDING ONE THAT LETS ATTACKERS CRASH NON-LINUX NODES Fixes are in 29.5, 30.4, 31.2 and 32.1. The storage bug remains on 32-bit systems and nodes using FAT32. Read more here… — @DefiantNews (X), Oct 29, 2026, 01:12 UTC

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