GHSA-95rx-m9m5-m94v: ASA-2024-006: ValidateVoteExtensions helper function in Cosmos SDK may allow incorrect voting power assumptions
ASA-2024-006: ValidateVoteExtensions helper function may allow incorrect voting power assumptions
Component: Cosmos SDK Criticality: High Affected Versions: Cosmos SDK versions <= 0.50.4, on 0.50 branches Affected Users: Chain developers, Validator and Node operators Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Summary
The default ValidateVoteExtensions
helper function infers total voting power based off of the injected VoteExtension
, which are injected by the proposer. If your chain utilizes the ValidateVoteExtensions
helper in ProcessProposal
, a dishonest proposer can potentially mutate voting power of each validator it includes in the injected VoteExtension
, which could have potentially unexpected or negative consequences on modified state. Additional validation on injected VoteExtension
data was added to confirm voting power against the state machine.
Next Steps for Impacted Parties
If you are a chain developer on an affected version of the Cosmos SDK, it is advised to update to the latest available version of the Cosmos SDK for your project. Once a patched version is available, it is recommended that network operators upgrade.
A Github Security Advisory for this issue is available in the Cosmos-SDK repository. For more information about Cosmos SDK, see https://docs.cosmos.network/.
References
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