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tags: game-of-chains
---
# Malicious binary testing, round 1
## Settings
### Provider binary
gaiad + ICS v0.2.1
https://github.com/smarshall-spitzbart/gaia/commit/f729517a4a231a02172df6763c2ffed0524a2804
### Consumer binary
interchain-security-cd malicious-binary branch
https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/commit/830218cebff472dba3c6ee62b1773ecc9defeae3
## Results
Consumer chain failed on startup
### Cosmovisor log
```
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer systemd[1]: Started cosmovisor.
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: 8:52PM INF Configuration is valid:
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: Configurable Values:
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: DAEMON_HOME: /home/slasher/.slasher
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: DAEMON_NAME: interchain-security-cd
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES: true
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: DAEMON_RESTART_AFTER_UPGRADE: true
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: DAEMON_POLL_INTERVAL: 300ms
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP: true
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: DAEMON_PREUPGRADE_MAX_RETRIES: 0
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: Derived Values:
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: Root Dir: /home/slasher/.slasher/cosmovisor
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: Upgrade Dir: /home/slasher/.slasher/cosmovisor/upgrades
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: Genesis Bin: /home/slasher/.slasher/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/interchain-security-cd
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: Monitored File: /home/slasher/.slasher/data/upgrade-info.json
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: module=cosmovisor
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: 8:52PM INF running app args=["start","--x-crisis-skip-assert-invariants","--home","/home/slasher/.slasher"] module=cosmovisor path=/home/slasher/.slasher/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/interchain-security-cd
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: 8:52PM ERR failed to read error="lstat /home/slasher/.slasher/cosmovisor/current/upgrade-info.json: no such file or directory" filename=/home/slasher/.slasher/cosmovisor/current/upgrade-info.json module=cosmovisor
Dec 01 20:52:01 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF starting node with ABCI Tendermint in-process
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF service start impl=multiAppConn module=proxy msg={}
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF service start connection=query impl=localClient module=abci-client msg={}
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF service start connection=snapshot impl=localClient module=abci-client msg={}
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF service start connection=mempool impl=localClient module=abci-client msg={}
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF service start connection=consensus impl=localClient module=abci-client msg={}
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF service start impl=EventBus module=events msg={}
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF service start impl=PubSub module=pubsub msg={}
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF service start impl=IndexerService module=txindex msg={}
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF ABCI Handshake App Info hash= height=0 module=consensus protocol-version=0 software-version=
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF ABCI Replay Blocks appHeight=0 module=consensus stateHeight=0 storeHeight=0
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF created new capability module=ibc name=ports/transfer
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF port binded module=x/ibc/port port=transfer
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: 8:52PM INF claimed capability capability=1 module=transfer name=ports/transfer
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: panic: unknown field "pending_slash_requests" in types.GenesisState
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: goroutine 1 [running]:
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec.(*ProtoCodec).MustUnmarshalJSON(0x2321af0?, {0xc000c7a000?, 0x17cdaa1?, 0x45?}, {0x2303bc8?, 0xc0001d1e60?})
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk@v0.45.12-0.20221116140330-9c145c827001/codec/proto_codec.go:178 +0x45
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/x/ccv/consumer.AppModule.InitGenesis({{}, {{0x22f7410, 0xc000e388f0}, {0x2316490, 0xc000cf9cf0}, {{0x2316490, 0xc000cf9cf0}, 0xc0000b8f48, {0x22f7410, 0xc000e38870}, ...}, ...}}, ...)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/chain-repo/x/ccv/consumer/module.go:138 +0xa2
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module.(*Manager).InitGenesis(_, {{0x2309f20, 0xc0000c8000}, {0x2317fe0, 0xc0004e2a40}, {{0x0, 0x0}, {0xc0004e6bb9, 0x7}, 0x0, ...}, ...}, ...)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk@v0.45.12-0.20221116140330-9c145c827001/types/module/module.go:327 +0x29d
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/app/consumer.(*App).InitChainer(_, {{0x2309f20, 0xc0000c8000}, {0x2317fe0, 0xc0004e2a40}, {{0x0, 0x0}, {0xc0004e6bb9, 0x7}, 0x0, ...}, ...}, ...)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/chain-repo/app/consumer/app.go:576 +0x20e
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp.(*BaseApp).InitChain(0xc0003b1180, {{0x1aa89e8a, 0xedb1b493a, 0x0}, {0xc0004e6bb9, 0x7}, 0xc000e7e240, {0x306e1d0, 0x0, 0x0}, ...})
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk@v0.45.12-0.20221116140330-9c145c827001/baseapp/abci.go:63 +0x455
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/client.(*localClient).InitChainSync(0xc0001a7140, {{0x1aa89e8a, 0xedb1b493a, 0x0}, {0xc0004e6bb9, 0x7}, 0xc000e7e240, {0x306e1d0, 0x0, 0x0}, ...})
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/tendermint/tendermint@v0.34.23/abci/client/local_client.go:272 +0x118
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy.(*appConnConsensus).InitChainSync(0x0?, {{0x1aa89e8a, 0xedb1b493a, 0x0}, {0xc0004e6bb9, 0x7}, 0xc000e7e240, {0x306e1d0, 0x0, 0x0}, ...})
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/tendermint/tendermint@v0.34.23/proxy/app_conn.go:77 +0x55
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/tendermint/tendermint/consensus.(*Handshaker).ReplayBlocks(_, {{{0xb, 0x0}, {0x1a25e84, 0x7}}, {0xc0004e6bb9, 0x7}, 0x1, 0x0, {{0x0, ...}, ...}, ...}, ...)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/tendermint/tendermint@v0.34.23/consensus/replay.go:319 +0xd78
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/tendermint/tendermint/consensus.(*Handshaker).Handshake(0xc000ea3d40, {0x23189a8, 0xc0000b7ba0})
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/tendermint/tendermint@v0.34.23/consensus/replay.go:268 +0x3d4
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/tendermint/tendermint/node.doHandshake({_, _}, {{{0xb, 0x0}, {0x1a25e84, 0x7}}, {0xc0004e6bb9, 0x7}, 0x1, 0x0, ...}, ...)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/tendermint/tendermint@v0.34.23/node/node.go:329 +0x1b8
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/tendermint/tendermint/node.NewNode(0xc0001f92c0, {0x2306c58, 0xc000d5bae0}, 0xc000e39c30, {0x22f26c0, 0xc000013860}, 0x0?, 0x0?, 0xc000e39e40, {0x230ac78, ...}, ...)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/tendermint/tendermint@v0.34.23/node/node.go:777 +0x597
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server.startInProcess(_, {{0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, {0x23232e8, 0xc000d3fc80}, {0xc000cb5348, 0x7}, {0x230ed70, 0xc000cf9cf0}, ...}, ...)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk@v0.45.12-0.20221116140330-9c145c827001/server/start.go:280 +0x7db
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server.StartCmd.func2(0xc0003d5b00?, {0xc000d3f5f0?, 0x0?, 0x3?})
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk@v0.45.12-0.20221116140330-9c145c827001/server/start.go:128 +0x169
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).execute(0xc0003d5b00, {0xc000d3f560, 0x3, 0x3})
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v1.6.0/command.go:916 +0x862
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteC(0xc0001e8300)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v1.6.0/command.go:1040 +0x3bd
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).Execute(...)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v1.6.0/command.go:968
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/spf13/cobra.(*Command).ExecuteContext(...)
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/spf13/cobra@v1.6.0/command.go:961
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/cmd.Execute(0x21000f0?, {0xc0005015f0, 0x24})
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/go/pkg/mod/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk@v0.45.12-0.20221116140330-9c145c827001/server/cmd/execute.go:36 +0x1eb
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: main.main()
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237837]: /home/slasher/chain-repo/cmd/interchain-security-cd/main.go:23 +0x7d
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer cosmovisor[237831]: 8:52PM ERR error="exit status 2" module=cosmovisor
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer systemd[1]: cv-slasher.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Dec 01 20:52:02 dante-usdc-test-consumer systemd[1]: cv-slasher.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
```
### CCV state from provider chain
```
{
"params": {
"enabled": true,
"blocks_per_distribution_transmission": "1000",
"distribution_transmission_channel": "",
"provider_fee_pool_addr_str": "",
"ccv_timeout_period": "2419200s",
"transfer_timeout_period": "3600s",
"consumer_redistribution_fraction": "0.75",
"historical_entries": "10000",
"unbonding_period": "1728000s"
},
"provider_client_id": "",
"provider_channel_id": "",
"new_chain": true,
"provider_client_state": {
"chain_id": "provider",
"trust_level": {
"numerator": "1",
"denominator": "3"
},
"trusting_period": "0.500s",
"unbonding_period": "1s",
"max_clock_drift": "10s",
"frozen_height": {
"revision_number": "0",
"revision_height": "0"
},
"latest_height": {
"revision_number": "0",
"revision_height": "365136"
},
"proof_specs": [
{
"leaf_spec": {
"hash": "SHA256",
"prehash_key": "NO_HASH",
"prehash_value": "SHA256",
"length": "VAR_PROTO",
"prefix": "AA=="
},
"inner_spec": {
"child_order": [
0,
1
],
"child_size": 33,
"min_prefix_length": 4,
"max_prefix_length": 12,
"empty_child": null,
"hash": "SHA256"
},
"max_depth": 0,
"min_depth": 0
},
{
"leaf_spec": {
"hash": "SHA256",
"prehash_key": "NO_HASH",
"prehash_value": "SHA256",
"length": "VAR_PROTO",
"prefix": "AA=="
},
"inner_spec": {
"child_order": [
0,
1
],
"child_size": 32,
"min_prefix_length": 1,
"max_prefix_length": 1,
"empty_child": null,
"hash": "SHA256"
},
"max_depth": 0,
"min_depth": 0
}
],
"upgrade_path": [
"upgrade",
"upgradedIBCState"
],
"allow_update_after_expiry": true,
"allow_update_after_misbehaviour": true
},
"provider_consensus_state": {
"timestamp": "2022-12-02T01:49:34.060709366Z",
"root": {
"hash": "/ptZpl4TqM4N/Uzk+JoSTpwFceIHcDBuuIvpv5kFo8U="
},
"next_validators_hash": "1970FE0E8CC0698AF8D31F2A28B73B6500CAF7480DB8024E730AAA0CE4B8D77D"
},
"maturing_packets": [],
"initial_val_set": [
<A BUNCH OF VALIDATORS>
],
"height_to_valset_update_id": [],
"outstanding_downtime_slashing": [],
"pending_slash_requests": {
"requests": []
}
}
```
### ccv from consumer genesis after being initialized:
```
"ccvconsumer": {
"params": {
"enabled": false,
"blocks_per_distribution_transmission": "1000",
"distribution_transmission_channel": "",
"provider_fee_pool_addr_str": "",
"ccv_timeout_period": "2419200s",
"transfer_timeout_period": "3600s",
"consumer_redistribution_fraction": "0.75",
"historical_entries": "10000",
"unbonding_period": "1728000s"
},
"provider_client_id": "",
"provider_channel_id": "",
"new_chain": false,
"provider_client_state": null,
"provider_consensus_state": null,
"maturing_packets": [],
"initial_val_set": [],
"height_to_valset_update_id": [],
"outstanding_downtime_slashing": [],
"pending_consumer_packets": {
"list": []
},
"last_transmission_block_height": {
"height": "0"
}
},
```
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