Update Your Litecoin Node: Critical MWEB Security Fixes Now Live With v0.21.5.5

masterbtcltc
20 hours ago
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The Litecoin development team, David Burkett and Loshan, have released another Litecoin Core update, v0.21.5.5.

Just a couple of weeks ago, v0.21.5.4 was released to address recent network and MWEB-related issues.

This latest release continues that work with important improvements to MWEB validation, node reliability, wallet functionality, mining performance, and overall network security. The update represents Litecoin’s continued development and hardening following recent MWEB-related network events.

How to upgrade:

To upgrade on Linux, download the release with this command:

Verify the hash of the file matches the official release. For Linux, the SHA256 hash is:

623410d4f2695a68aa71332ae0672fee19276f41c1c63a531f97e24a50edde14

Run the command to check the file hash:

Now extract the release:

Once extracted, install it:

Then start your node:

Another round of bugs squashed. MWEB hardening continues.

A Big thank you to David Burkett and Loshan who directly contributed to this release.

Changes in Litecoin Core v0.21.5.5:

• Important MWEB validation and security hardening