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Prefer tx_abort over disconnection for splice negotiation errors

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Wilmer Paulino

85/100 · Strong
Prefer tx_abort over disconnection for splice negotiation errors

We keep some `WarnAndDisconnect` cases as mandated by the spec, but
otherwise prefer sending `tx_abort` to terminate quiescence and avoid
reconnection loops.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes how the Lightning Dev Kit node responds to mistakes or disagreements during splicing (a way to resize a payment channel). Instead of immediately disconnecting from the peer in many cases, it now sends a 'tx_abort' message. This keeps the connection alive, avoids endless reconnect-and-fail loops, and makes the process more robust. It is a protocol-robustness improvement rather than a fix for a critical vulnerability.

Recommended action

Review as a normal robustness improvement. No urgent security patch is indicated by the diff alone. Operators should upgrade in due course to benefit from more stable splice negotiation behavior.

Security signals we found

01

Change of error response from peer disconnection to tx_abort for splice negotiation failures

02

New AbortReason::InvalidContribution variant carrying a descriptive string

03

Preservation of WarnAndDisconnect for spec-mandated conditions (non-live channel, non-quiescent state, zero contribution)

04

Test updates expect SendTxAbort events instead of HandleError/DisconnectPeerWithWarning

Risk score

Why this scored 37/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 6/15
Affected reach 7/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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