The audit did not reveal any serious vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Core.

Bitcoin Core has undergone its first independent security audit, confirming the software's high reliability. The audit was conducted by the French company Quarkslab, commissioned by OSTIF on behalf of Brink. Experts examined the system's most critical components, including the peer-to-peer architecture and block validation logic. The audit lasted over 100 days.

According to the report, Bitcoin Core's code architecture is one of the most robust in the industry. It includes over 200,000 lines of C++ code and over 1,200 tests. The analysis revealed no high- or medium-severity vulnerabilities. Only two low-level issues were identified, and several recommendations were issued for improving fuzzing and expanding test coverage. It is noted that the identified flaws do not affect consensus mechanisms, network stability, or transaction validation.

The auditors paid special attention to the P2P network layer, which facilitates the transfer of blocks, transactions, and interactions between nodes, which support an average of 125 connections. The audit revealed no potential bypasses of the filtering mechanisms or locks designed to protect against invalid data. The mempool logic and the processing of chain reorganizations were also deemed secure.

The report emphasizes that no serious security risks were identified. Most of the recommendations are aimed at further improving automated error detection tools, which will further strengthen the project's resilience.

The publication of the results comes amid ongoing community discussions regarding the Bitcoin Core v30 update. There are also systemic disagreements between supporters of the classic implementation and the Bitcoin Knots developers.

Source: cryptonews.net