Solana development team fixes serious security vulnerability, 70% of the network installed the patch and disclosed it publicly

According to BlockBeats, on August 9, Solana developers, validators, and client teams worked together to resolve a serious security vulnerability.

Solana validator Laine said the process began on August 7, when the Solana Foundation reached out to prominent network operators through private channels.

The contact was part of a strategy to patch the vulnerability in secret, in order to prevent it from being exploited in any way. The patch was made available through Anza engineers’ GitHub repository, enabling operators to independently verify and apply the changes.

As of 14:00 UTC on Thursday, August 8, detailed instructions for implementing the patch had been distributed to stakeholders, ultimately securing 66.6% of the network’s stake. The vulnerability was not publicly disclosed until 70% of the network had implemented the patch.