GMS-2023-1809: cheqd-node affected by Inter-blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol "Huckleberry" vulnerability
Impact
This vulnerability affects the ibc-go package for those running full nodes, dubbed “Huckleberry”. According to their advisory:
This issue is low-severity in general, and it has a low impact and likelihood of exploitation. Depending on how a full node is architected, this issue could potentially yield a high or critical severity vulnerability.
There is no vulnerability in the DID/resource modules for cheqd-node.
Patches
Node operators are requested to upgrade to cheqd-node v1.4.2. This is a non-state breaking release, and does not require a coordinated upgrade across all node operators.
Workarounds
No. Node operators are recommended to upgrade to the latest release version.
References
References
- forum.cosmos.network/t/ibc-security-advisory-huckleberry/10731
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7c94-gvvj-r3mg
- github.com/cheqd/cheqd-node/commit/f325f5f250e150e3e76a5a557669f67b606e34e1
- github.com/cheqd/cheqd-node/releases/tag/v1.4.2
- github.com/cheqd/cheqd-node/security/advisories/GHSA-7c94-gvvj-r3mg
- github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/releases/tag/v6.1.1
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