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Add cross-version tests for queued splice failure events

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Jeffrey Czyz

83/100 · Strong
Add cross-version tests for queued splice failure events

A ChannelManager written with a splice contribution still queued
waiting on quiescence embeds synthesized failure events. Verify that a
downgraded 0.2 node reads such a manager and surfaces the failure as
its own SpliceFailed event carrying the contributed outputs, and that
a manager written by 0.2 with a queued splice -- which 0.2 persisted
in a legacy form current versions do not read -- loads with the queued
intent dropped and no events.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit only adds new regression tests for upgrading and downgrading Lightning node state across software versions. It does not change any production code. The tests verify that a splice contribution stuck waiting for network quietness is handled safely when moving between LDK 0.2 and current versions: an older 0.2 node reading newer state gets a failure event so the user can reclaim funds, while a newer node reading an older 0.2 state simply drops the stale queued splice with no harmful effects. There is no vulnerability being introduced or fixed here.

Recommended action

No action required; this is a test-only change. Reviewers may want to confirm the test assertions match the intended backward-compatibility behavior described in the commit message.

Security signals we found

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Cross-version state migration test coverage for queued splice contributions

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Verification that downgraded nodes surface reclaimable outputs via SpliceFailed event

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Verification that legacy queued splice state is dropped rather than misinterpreted on upgrade

Risk score

Why this scored 22/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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