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GHSA-p22h-3m2v-cmgh
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Description Name: ISA-2025-005: Integer Overflow in Cosmos SDK Component: CosmosSDK Criticality: High (Considerable Impact; Likely Likelihood per ACMv1.2) Affected versions: <= v0.50.13, <= 0.53.2 Affected users: Validators, Full nodes, Users on chains that utilize the distribution module Cosmos SDK chains in unpatched releases that use the x/distribution module are affected.
Description An issue was discovered in the distribution module where a malicious deposit into the Validator Rewards pool would result in an integer overflow that would cause a chain halt. A malicious validator can interact with the distribution module to introduce this state.
Patches Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?
The new Cosmos SDK release v0.50.14 and v0.53.3 fix this issue.
There are no known workarounds for this issue. It is advised that chains apply the update.
This issue was reported to the Cosmos Bug Bounty Program by myte1111111 on HackerOne on April 15, 2025. If you believe you have found a bug in the Interchain Stack or would like to contribute to the program by reporting a bug, please see https://hackerone.com/cosmos.
If you have questions about Interchain security efforts, please reach out to our official communication channel at security@interchain.io. For more information about the Interchain Foundation’s engagement with Amulet, and to sign up for security notification emails, please see https://github.com/interchainio/security.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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