Affected configurations: geth 1.4.8
Probability: Excessive
Severity: Excessive
Particulars:
An assault vector has been recognized within the freshly launched implementation of the DAO smooth fork. The fork enactment code in geth (and different purchasers) permits execution of EVM code as much as the block gasoline restrict with out paying for gasoline. This could decelerate mining and stop inclusion of respectable transactions.
The smooth fork is not going to be enabled if the gasoline restrict of block 1800000 is above 4000000 gasoline (i.e. if the group vote to activate the fork fails). The assault can’t be carried out on this case.
Results on anticipated chain reorganisation depth: None
Proposed momentary workarounds:
- run geth 1.4.7
- run geth 1.4.8 with out the –dao-soft-fork command line possibility.
Comply with-up motion:
Obtainable choices are being thought of. The group can keep away from any destructive penalties of the smooth fork by voting towards it till a greater resolution has been discovered. Notice that, to the perfect of our information, no funds might be retrieved from the affected DAOs till July 14th 2016. There isn’t any speedy urgency to dam transactions whereas additional proposals are being labored out.
