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Merge PR 'Checkpoint deferred ChannelManager with AwaitingSignatures splice' (#4911)

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Authored by Matt Corallo

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Merge PR 'Checkpoint deferred ChannelManager with AwaitingSignatures splice' (#4911)

from fuzz-checkpoint-splice-signing-session into main

Reviewed-on: https://git.rust-bitcoin.org/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/pulls/4911
Reviewed-by: Matt Corallo <matt@noreply.git.rust-bitcoin.org>
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Mentions testing or verification✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a workaround in a fuzz test harness for a known limitation in how Lightning Dev Kit saves its state during a splice operation. When a node is in a 'deferred persistence' test mode and has a splice waiting for signatures, the test now forces a state checkpoint before restarting. Without this, a fuzz test could simulate a restart at a moment where the signing session has not yet been saved, causing the node to disagree with its peer and force-close the channel. The change is in test/fuzz code, not production logic, but it documents a real edge case in production state management.

Recommended action

Treat this as a low-severity test-hardening commit that flags a real production edge case. The core team should resolve the FIXME by ensuring the signing session is checkpointed before commitment_signed is sent, so the fuzz harness workaround can eventually be removed. No immediate emergency patch is warranted because the change is in fuzz code and does not expose a directly exploitable network vulnerability.

Security signals we found

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State-consistency edge case during splice with deferred persistence

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Potential force-close after restart due to missing signing-session checkpoint

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FIXME comment indicating an unresolved production limitation

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Change is in fuzz test harness, not core library code

Risk score

Why this scored 29/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 3/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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