Monero v0.18.4.2 'Fluorine Fermi' released

Monero v0.18.4.2¹ Fluorine Fermi is out²’³ and binaries for both the official CLI⁴ and GUI⁵ wallets are now available for download:

This is the v0.18.4.2 release of the Monero software. This is a recommended release that fixes a privacy leak when using a malicious remote node.

Release highlights

* [CLI, GUI] Wallet: fix privacy leak with malicious remote node
* [CLI] Daemon: more accurate connection count 
* [CLI] Minor bug fixes and improvements
* [GUI] Add background sync when locked functionality
* [GUI] Update P2Pool to v4.9.1, fix Linux permission bug
* [GUI] Add P2Pool nano sidechain [..]

To view the complete list of changes, compare v0.18.4.2 with the previous release (0.18.4.1) on Github⁶. New binaries (CLI/GUI) can be found on the Downloads⁷ page on Getmonero.org.

Release statistics

- Activity:
  - CLI: 7 contributors, 12 commits (+39 loc)
  - GUI: 7 contributors, 12 commits (+290 loc)
- Contributors:
  - cho-m [CLI]  
  - jeffro256 [CLI]
  - j-berman [CLI, GUI]
  - woodser [CLI]
  - vtnerd [CLI]
  - tobtoht [CLI, GUI]
  - nahuhh [GUI]
  - selsta [CLI, GUI]
  - SChernykh [GUI]
  - xihuwenhua [GUI]

Make sure to check that the file hashes⁸ match those on the signed list and that the signature is valid before installing the software.

Guides for popular operating systems are available on Getmonero.org (Linux/Windows/Mac)⁹’¹⁰ and Monero Observer (Linux)¹¹’¹².