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Moderate 51 Cryptographic libraries

cryptonote_protocol: reject conflicting span reservations

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Authored by selsta

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cryptonote_protocol: reject conflicting span reservations
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This Monero code change fixes a bookkeeping bug in how the node keeps track of which blockchain chunks (called 'spans') it has already asked other nodes to download. Before the fix, the code could reserve the same span twice for different peers, even with different block hashes, which could confuse download tracking and potentially allow a malicious peer to interfere with another peer's download reservation. After the fix, the node rejects any new reservation that conflicts with an existing one.

Recommended action

Apply the patch. Monitor for related P2P synchronization issues and consider additional hardening around span lifecycle management.

Security signals we found

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Conflicting resource reservation prevented

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P2P protocol state inconsistency mitigated

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Unit tests added for conflict and prefix-skip behavior

Risk score

Why this scored 51/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 10/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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