zebra vulnerability

What happened

Zebra before 6.1.0 contains an incorrect calculation vulnerability in its ZIP-317 block template selector that omits header and transaction-count size from the block budget. Attackers can place valid selectable transactions in a victim miner's mempool to shape templates into oversized blocks, causing rejection and wasted proof-of-work.

Affected versions

zebra: before 6.1.0 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.