Bitcoin Core adjusts its security policy because vulnerabilities are easier to discover AI

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Bitcoin Core plans to adjust its vulnerability disclosure policy, with easily discoverable vulnerabilities to be fixed and disclosed as soon as possible.

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Bitcoin Core is adjusting its security policy, and some vulnerabilities will be fixed and disclosed immediately

BlockBeats reported that October 23，Bitcoin Core is adjusting its security vulnerability disclosure policy because large language models (LLM) have significantly lowered the barrier to discovering some software vulnerabilities.Bitcoin Core Developer Antoine Poinsot said on Thursday on the Bitcoin developers' mailing list that, for vulnerabilities easily discovered through a simple LLM prompt, delayed disclosure is no longer able to provide sufficient protection and instead delays the release of fixed versions.

Under the new policy, for vulnerabilities that are easy to discover,Bitcoin Core will release fixes as soon as possible for all major versions that are still maintained and publish security advisories at the same time. Other vulnerabilities will still be disclosed in stages according to severity: low-severity vulnerabilities will be made public 2 weeks after the release of the major version containing the fix; medium- and high-severity vulnerabilities will generally be disclosed 2 weeks after the last affected version reaches end of maintenance. Critical vulnerabilities that seriously affect Bitcoin's fundamental security will follow a separate process.AI AI-assisted security research is placing new pressure on the Bitcoin ecosystem. This year,August the Bitcoin Red Team reported finding nearly 390 potential issues across 5000 projects; Core Lightning developers also urged node operators to upgrade their software or temporarily take it offline after receiving multiple vulnerability reports generated by AI. The policy adjustment aims to shorten the exposure window for easily exploitable vulnerabilities and accelerate the delivery of fixed versions.

Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/373337

Key points

BlockBeats reported that Bitcoin Core is adjusting its security vulnerability disclosure policy.
Bitcoin Core Developer Antoine Poinsot said that vulnerabilities discoverable through a simple LLM prompt may have their fixed-version releases delayed by delayed disclosure.
Under the new policy, fixes for easily discoverable vulnerabilities are intended to be released as soon as possible for major versions that are still maintained, together with security advisories.
Low-severity vulnerabilities will be made public 2 weeks after the release of the major version containing the fix; medium- and high-severity vulnerabilities will generally be disclosed 2 weeks after the last affected version reaches end of maintenance.
This year August, the Bitcoin Red Team reported finding 390 nearly 5000 potential issues across projects.

AI-assisted interpretation

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A vulnerability disclosure policy determines when vulnerabilities are made public and when fixed versions are released. According to the report,Bitcoin Core plans to shorten the handling and disclosure time for vulnerabilities that are easy to discover, while other vulnerabilities will continue to be disclosed in stages according to severity.

Why it matters to readers

The policy aims to shorten the exposure window for easily exploitable vulnerabilities and accelerate the delivery of fixed versions; node operators may need to monitor upgrade notifications.

Users of Bitcoin Core-related software should watch for official fixed versions and security advisories and should not equate a “potential issue” directly with a confirmed vulnerability.

Risks and unknowns

The current evidence comes from a BlockBeats report, which did not provide the original Bitcoin developers' mailing-list post.
The evidence does not confirm whether the new policy has been formally released or implemented.
The evidence does not confirm the specific version numbers or delivery times of the related fixed versions.
“Nearly 5000 potential issues” does not equal the number of confirmed vulnerabilities.

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