Babylon vulnerable to chain half when transaction has fees different than `ubbn`
Priority LOW 38CWE-755Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
### Summary Sending transactions with fees different than native Babylon genesis denom (`ubbn`) leads to chain halt. ### Impact Denial of Service - Due to panic in the `x/distribution` module `BeginBlocker` triggered by a error when sending fees from `feeCollector` to `x/distribution` module - https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/main/x/distribution/keeper/allocation.go#L28 Babylon Genesis will halt
Why it matters now
Fix Fixed github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/v2 (Go): 2.2.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| — | github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/v2 (Go) | before 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-56j4-446m-qrf6 |
| — | github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon (Go) | up to 1.1.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-56j4-446m-qrf6 |
- github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.0 Fixed in 2.2.0 Patch available GHSA-56j4-446m-qrf6
- github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-56j4-446m-qrf6
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-56j4-446m-qrf6 github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-56j4-446m-qrf6
References
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Sources
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