Geth Developers Urge Validators to Update to 1.15.2 Immediately

• Ethereum client Geth has issued an urgent call for all validators to immediately update to the latest version v1.15.2
• The previous release v1.15.1 has a flaw that potentially causes validators to miss block production opportunities and consequently incur losses in block rewards and transaction fees
• The latest version corrects the issue, and also reinstates network peer discovery protocols

Ethereum client Geth has issued an urgent update warning validators of potential financial losses if they fail to upgrade to the latest version (v1.15.2).

The previous release, v1.15.1, introduced a regression in the beacon consensus engine. This flaw disrupted block creation on the Ethereum mainnet, causing validators to miss block production opportunities, which could lead to a loss of block rewards and transaction fees.

Testing Method Removal Root Cause of Geth Mainnet Flaw

The regression came from the removal of a testing method known as TestingTTDBlock, initially used to simulate Merge blocks during internal testing. Its removal led to the system’s inability to recognize the mainnet as running under the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism, messing up expected network p…

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