Unpatched Eclair Bitcoin Lightning nodes could crash again every time they restart
A newly disclosed unfunded-channel flaw could depart Eclair, a Bitcoin Lightning implementation, crashing repeatedly with out an attacker spending BTC on-chain. The flaw affected reachable nodes operating v0.14.0 and earlier, with saved channel data making a restart inadequate to revive service. Researcher Erick Cestari printed the persistent-crash finding Sept. 30 and defined it alongside a…
