Description
nimiq/core-rs-albatross is a Rust implementation of the Nimiq Proof-of-Stake protocol based on the Albatross consensus algorithm. In versions 1.2.2 and below, an unauthenticated p2p peer can cause the RequestMacroChain message handler task to panic. Sending a RequestMacroChain message where the first locator hash on the victim’s main chain is a micro block hash (not a macro block hash) causes said panic. The RequestMacroChain::handle handler selects the locator based only on "is on main chain", then calls get_macro_blocks() and panics via .unwrap() when the selected hash is not a macro block (BlockchainError::BlockIsNotMacro). This issue has been fixed in version 1.3.0.
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github.com/...atross/security/advisories/GHSA-48m6-486p-9j8p
github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/pull/3660
github.com/...ommit/ae6c1e92342e72f80fd12accbe66ee80dd6802ac
github.com/nimiq/core-rs-albatross/releases/tag/v1.3.0