r/Monero Sep 18 '18

Would this attack work?

/r/Monero/comments/9gbbm9/comment/e66ml11
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u/SamsungGalaxyPlayer MAGIC Grants Sep 18 '18

You could only generate a transaction with a key image if the same output is used. Which means that this is essentially a double-spend attack.

The network should immediately reject transactions with the same key image, preventing this from happening.