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f - Prevent stale fs-store writes

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Elias Rohrer

78/100 · Adequate
f - Prevent stale fs-store writes

Exercise the stale-write race through the stored filesystem bytes so the
regression test covers the user-visible overwrite bug.

Co-Authored-By: HAL 9000
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a follow-up ('f') that strengthens a regression test for a filesystem persistence bug in rust-lightning. The bug being tested is a race condition where an older, delayed write could overwrite a newer write after a lock was cleaned up, potentially causing stale data to be stored. The commit itself only changes test code and test-only hooks; it does not change the production fix. It makes the test verify the actual saved file contents rather than just internal version numbers, so the test now covers the user-visible overwrite problem.

Recommended action

Review the preceding commit(s) that introduced the actual production fix for the stale-write race, since this commit only adds/regresses the test. Ensure the production fix is complete and backported if needed. No immediate code change is required from this commit alone.

Security signals we found

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Race condition in filesystem persistence layer

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Stale write could overwrite newer write

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Regression test for data consistency bug

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Test-only synchronization hook added

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No production code fix in this commit

Risk score

Why this scored 56/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 18/30
Exploitability 10/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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