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Bitcoin Core quietly patched high-severity memory bug months before public disclosure, but many nodes may still run affected software

By Naga Avan-Nomayo · Published May 6, 2026 · 1 min read · Source: The Block
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Bitcoin Core disclosed a use-after-free bug that could have let miners crash nodes and potentially execute remote code.

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