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SCA: security update for github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd (GHSA-9gxx-58q6-42p7)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 413279

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - The Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) - is a complete implementation of a Lightning Network node. A parsing
 vulnerability in lnd's onion processing logic and lead to a DoS vector due to excessive memory allocation.
 The issue was patched in lnd v0.17.0. Users should update to a version > v0.17.0 to be protected. 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. (CVE-2024-38359)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gxx-58q6-42p7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 413279

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.92

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38359

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38359

cwe: CWE-20