# Security Alert: Ethereum Constantinople Postponement

DevFeed: [Security Alert: Ethereum Constantinople Postponement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/security-alert-ethereum-constantinople-postponement-16841.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2019/01/15/security-alert-ethereum-constantinople-postponement>)

Author: Hudson Jameson

Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

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## AI overview

Ethereum developers postponed the Constantinople fork after potential vulnerabilities were identified in connection with EIP-1283. Node operators and other network participants were instructed to update their Geth or Parity installations when new releases became available.

## Source excerpt

The Ethereum Core Developers and the Ethereum Security Community were made aware of the potential Constantinople-related issues identified by ChainSecurity on January 15, 2019. We are investigating any potential vulnerabilities and will follow with updates in this blog post and across social media channels. Out of an abundance of...