Lido CSM Vulnerability Patched, No User Funds Affected
Lido CSM Vulnerability Patched, No User Funds Affected
馃攼 Close Call at Lido
A security vulnerability in Lido's CSM and permissionless verifier contract was discovered and successfully mitigated. Key points:
- No exploitation occurred
- stETH holders and CSM Node Operators remained unaffected
- Fix implemented through Oracle mitigation and DAO vote 190
- Whitehat researcher received bug bounty via Immunefi program
Related update: InfStones Node Operator voluntarily exiting all validators and rotating to new keys as precautionary measure. All ETH will be re-staked through protocol's standard withdrawal process.
More details: Lido Research Forum
[Security Disclosure] A griefing vulnerability was responsibly reported via Immunefi, affecting the RageQuit mechanism in Lido鈥檚 Dual Governance (DG) system. User funds are not affected. The vulnerability has not been exploited and a set of mitigations are in place. Thanks to
[Security Disclosure] A vulnerability was reported and mitigated related to the Lido CSM and the permissionless verifier contract used to verify validator withdrawals. The vulnerability was not exploited, and no CSM Node Operators were affected. stETH holders were not affected
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