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Users unable to upgrade may set the `--rejecthtlc` CLI flag and also disable forwarding on channels via the `UpdateChanPolicyCommand`, or disable listening on a public network interface via the `--nolisten` flag as a mitigation.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00572,"percentile":0.47625,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"published":"2024-06-20T19:18:25Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:06Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd","fixed_in":["0.17.0-beta"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17.0-beta"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17.0-beta"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17.0-beta"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"lightning_network_daemon_project","product":"lightning_network_daemon"},{"vendor":"lightningnetwork","product":"lnd"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/security/advisories/GHSA-9gxx-58q6-42p7","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/dos-disclosure-lnd-onion-bomb/979","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.17.0-beta","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://lightning.network","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://morehouse.github.io/lightning/lnd-onion-bomb","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38359","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gxx-58q6-42p7"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38359.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-38359","title":"Lightning Network Daemon Onion Bomb","description":"The Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) - is a complete implementation of a Lightning Network node. 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