COINDESK · 2026-10-29 05:54 UTC

AI found a way to crash bitcoin nodes on Windows and Macs. It's now public

AI scan found three bugs in Bitcoin Core, including one allowing remote attackers to crash nodes on Windows and macOS by flooding them with data until memory runs out. Bitcoin Core changed its disclosure policy on Oct. 22 to immediately publish fixes for 'easily discoverable' bugs since LLMs make them cheap to find, rather than keeping them secret for up to a year. A second bug could let connected nodes claim outdated protocol versions and stall, while a third low-severity flaw lets miners craft blocks that overflow node reorganization files, with 32-bit systems remaining vulnerable even…

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