Bitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core adopted a new policy on Oct 22 enabling developers to backport AI‑discovered vulnerability fixes to all maintained release lines without a two‑week embargo. Three AI‑identified weaknesses – two medium‑severity memory‑exhaustion flaws and one low‑severity file‑overflow bug – were disclosed in an Oct 28 advisory. Bitcoin Core released patches in versions 29.5, 30.4, 31.2 and 32.1 after the first vulnerability was spotted on July 8, a second on Sept 15, and the Windows/macOS memory flaw on Oct 23. Operators on 32‑bit or FAT32 systems, or running obsolete 29.x branches, remain vulnerable to the file‑overflow issue. Linux is unaffected. A network snapshot on Oct 18 showed 3,671 of 8,422 peers (43.6 %) on unsupported lines – 3,243 on 31.x, 712 on 30.x, 635 on 29.x. With the formal release of 32.0, 29.x will exit maintenance, raising the unsupported percentage to 51.1 %. The patch cycle also handled a PSBT v2 import failure that was moved to the 32.1 milestone.· Entity summary generated by Graphiti
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BY VALID-FROM DATE- Gregory SandersALERTEDBitcoin Core
Gregory Sanders alerted Bitcoin Core’s security team about the vulnerabilities.
- Bitcoin CoreREQUIRES OSLoft Orbital
Bitcoin Core 32.1 requires macOS 14 or newer.
- Project LoupeIDENTIFIEDBitcoin Core
Project Loupe identified vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Core.
- Bitcoin CoreDISCUSSEDBitcoin
Bitcoin Core disclosed vulnerabilities that could disrupt the Bitcoin network.
- Bitcoin CoreDOES NOT AFFECTLinux
Bitcoin Core’s memory‑exhaustion vulnerability does not affect Linux systems.
- Bitcoin CoreVULNERABILITY AFFECTSBitcoin Improvement Proposal 31
Bitcoin Core has a vulnerability that affects communication with peers lacking support for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 31.
- Bitcoin CoreHAS VULNERABILITY AFFECTINGProject Harmonia
Bitcoin Core has a vulnerability that can remotely crash macOS systems.
- Bitcoin CoreREQUIRES OSWindows 10 version 1903
Bitcoin Core 32.1 requires Windows 10 version 1903 or newer.
- Bitcoin CoreHAS VULNERABILITY AFFECTINGWindows
Bitcoin Core has a vulnerability that can remotely crash Windows systems.
- Gregory SandersVALIDATEDBitcoin Core
Gregory Sanders validated Bitcoin Core’s vulnerabilities.
- Bitcoin CoreHAS VULNERABILITY FORFAT32 file system
Bitcoin Core has a file‑overflow vulnerability that can affect nodes using the FAT32 file system.
- Bitcoin CorePATCHED TOBitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core was patched to version 30.4.
- Bitcoin CorePATCHED TOBitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core was patched to version 29.5.
- Bitcoin CorePATCHED TOBitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core was patched to version 31.2.
- Bitcoin CorePATCHED TOBitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core was patched to version 32.1.
- Bitcoin Red TeamPRODUCESBitcoin Core
Bitcoin Red Team PRODUCES Bitcoin Core
- Bitcoin CoreMAINTAINSEwha University
Bitcoin Core MAINTAINS Bitcoin Core 31.0
- Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyMONITORSBitcoin Core
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology MONITORS Bitcoin Core
- Bitcoin CoreMAINTAINSDeakin University
Bitcoin Core MAINTAINS Bitcoin Core 30.0
- Bitcoin CoreRUNS ONZach Yadegari
Bitcoin Core is the software that runs on most nodes in the Bitcoin network.
- Bitcoin CoreUPDATEDBitcoin Core security disclosure policy
Bitcoin Core updated its security disclosure policy to speed up fixes for vulnerabilities that large language models can find with little effort.
- Bitcoin CoreRUNS NODES FORBitcoin
Bitcoin Core runs most of the nodes underpinning Bitcoin
- Antoine PoinsotWRITESBitcoin Core
Antoine Poinsot wrote the security policy change for Bitcoin Core that ends the long embargo for AI‑discoverable bugs.
- Antoine RiardOPINION FORBitcoin Core
Antoine Riard expressed an opinion that Bitcoin Core should keep the option to ship a fix without a public advisory on a case‑by‑case basis.
- Antoine PoinsotDEVELOPER OFBitcoin Core
Antoine Poinsot is a developer for Bitcoin Core.
- Bitcoin CoreCAN CREATEPSBT v2
Bitcoin Core Version 32.0 can create PSBT v2 files using its GUI
- Bitcoin CoreCAN CREATEPSBT v0
Bitcoin Core Version 32.0 can explicitly create PSBT v0 files via its RPC interface
- CryptoSlateREPORTS ONBitcoin Core
CryptoSlate reports on the PSBT v2 import failure affecting Bitcoin Core Version 32.0 on 2026-10-22
- GitHubREVEALS TAG OFBitcoin Core
GitHub shows a verified, signed v32.0 final source tag dated 2026-10-21
- Bitcoin CoreMOVED COMPATIBILITY ISSUE TOBitcoin Core
Maintainer fanquake moved the compatibility issue from Bitcoin Core Version 32.0 to the 32.1 milestone on 2026-10-21
- Bitcoin CoreHAS STANDARD WEIGHT LIMIT FORBitcoin
Bitcoin Core has a 400,000‑unit standard weight limit for Bitcoin transactions
- Bitcoin CorePART OFBitcoin
Bitcoin Core is part of the Bitcoin software stack
- CVE-2024-52911DISCLOSED BYBitcoin Core
CVE-2024-52911 DISCLOSED_BY Bitcoin Core
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Events 2
Source reports 8
- Bitcoin developers rush to fix 3 security flaws after AI uncovers themCryptoSlate · 2026-10-29
- Bitcoin Core speeds up security fixes as 44% of surveyed nodes run unsupported versionsCryptoSlate · 2026-10-24
- Bitcoin Core Rewrites Its Security Policy for a World Where AI Finds Bugs in One PromptDecrypt · 2026-10-24
- Bitcoin Core Ends Long Embargoes for Bugs AI Can RediscoverBitcoin Magazine · 2026-10-24
- Bitcoin Core changes security rules as AI makes finding code bugs dangerously easyCoinDesk · 2026-10-23
- Bitcoin Core changes security policy as AI makes bugs easier to findCointelegraph · 2026-10-23
- Bitcoin Core 32 can stall multisig signing on older nodes as fix slips to next patchCryptoSlate · 2026-10-23
- Quantum fixes protect Bitcoin, but legit owners risk lockoutCryptoSlate · 2026-10-16