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-rw-r--r--eth/downloader/downloader.go2
-rw-r--r--eth/downloader/downloader_test.go65
-rw-r--r--eth/downloader/queue.go17
3 files changed, 77 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index 5a6bcdff0..f038e24e4 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) fetchHeaders(p *peer, td *big.Int, from uint64) error {
// Otherwise insert all the new headers, aborting in case of junk
glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("%v: inserting %d headers from #%d", p, len(headerPack.headers), from)
- inserts := d.queue.Insert(headerPack.headers)
+ inserts := d.queue.Insert(headerPack.headers, from)
if len(inserts) != len(headerPack.headers) {
glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: stale headers", p)
return errBadPeer
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
index 6ce19480f..885fab8bd 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ func (dl *downloadTester) sync(id string, td *big.Int) error {
if hashes+blocks == 0 && atomic.LoadInt32(&dl.downloader.processing) == 0 {
break
}
- // If there are queued blocks, but the head is missing, it's a stale leftover
- if hashes+blocks > 0 && atomic.LoadInt32(&dl.downloader.processing) == 0 && dl.downloader.queue.GetHeadBlock() == nil {
- break
- }
// Otherwise sleep a bit and retry
time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
}
@@ -660,6 +656,67 @@ func testEmptyBlockShortCircuit(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
}
}
+// Tests that headers are enqueued continuously, preventing malicious nodes from
+// stalling the downloader by feeding gapped header chains.
+func TestMissingHeaderAttack62(t *testing.T) { testMissingHeaderAttack(t, 62) }
+func TestMissingHeaderAttack63(t *testing.T) { testMissingHeaderAttack(t, 63) }
+func TestMissingHeaderAttack64(t *testing.T) { testMissingHeaderAttack(t, 64) }
+
+func testMissingHeaderAttack(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+ // Create a small enough block chain to download
+ targetBlocks := blockCacheLimit - 15
+ hashes, blocks := makeChain(targetBlocks, 0, genesis)
+
+ tester := newTester()
+
+ // Attempt a full sync with an attacker feeding gapped headers
+ tester.newPeer("attack", protocol, hashes, blocks)
+ missing := targetBlocks / 2
+ delete(tester.peerBlocks["attack"], hashes[missing])
+
+ if err := tester.sync("attack", nil); err == nil {
+ t.Fatalf("succeeded attacker synchronisation")
+ }
+ // Synchronise with the valid peer and make sure sync succeeds
+ tester.newPeer("valid", protocol, hashes, blocks)
+ if err := tester.sync("valid", nil); err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
+ }
+ if imported := len(tester.ownBlocks); imported != len(hashes) {
+ t.Fatalf("synchronised block mismatch: have %v, want %v", imported, len(hashes))
+ }
+}
+
+// Tests that if requested headers are shifted (i.e. first is missing), the queue
+// detects the invalid numbering.
+func TestShiftedHeaderAttack62(t *testing.T) { testShiftedHeaderAttack(t, 62) }
+func TestShiftedHeaderAttack63(t *testing.T) { testShiftedHeaderAttack(t, 63) }
+func TestShiftedHeaderAttack64(t *testing.T) { testShiftedHeaderAttack(t, 64) }
+
+func testShiftedHeaderAttack(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+ // Create a small enough block chain to download
+ targetBlocks := blockCacheLimit - 15
+ hashes, blocks := makeChain(targetBlocks, 0, genesis)
+
+ tester := newTester()
+
+ // Attempt a full sync with an attacker feeding shifted headers
+ tester.newPeer("attack", protocol, hashes, blocks)
+ delete(tester.peerBlocks["attack"], hashes[len(hashes)-2])
+
+ if err := tester.sync("attack", nil); err == nil {
+ t.Fatalf("succeeded attacker synchronisation")
+ }
+ // Synchronise with the valid peer and make sure sync succeeds
+ tester.newPeer("valid", protocol, hashes, blocks)
+ if err := tester.sync("valid", nil); err != nil {
+ t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
+ }
+ if imported := len(tester.ownBlocks); imported != len(hashes) {
+ t.Fatalf("synchronised block mismatch: have %v, want %v", imported, len(hashes))
+ }
+}
+
// Tests that if a peer sends an invalid body for a requested block, it gets
// dropped immediately by the downloader.
func TestInvalidBlockBodyAttack62(t *testing.T) { testInvalidBlockBodyAttack(t, 62) }
diff --git a/eth/downloader/queue.go b/eth/downloader/queue.go
index 7db78327b..49d1046fb 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/queue.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/queue.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type queue struct {
headerPool map[common.Hash]*types.Header // [eth/62] Pending headers, mapping from their hashes
headerQueue *prque.Prque // [eth/62] Priority queue of the headers to fetch the bodies for
+ headerHead common.Hash // [eth/62] Hash of the last queued header to verify order
pendPool map[string]*fetchRequest // Currently pending block retrieval operations
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ func (q *queue) Reset() {
q.headerPool = make(map[common.Hash]*types.Header)
q.headerQueue.Reset()
+ q.headerHead = common.Hash{}
q.pendPool = make(map[string]*fetchRequest)
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ func (q *queue) Insert61(hashes []common.Hash, fifo bool) []common.Hash {
// Insert adds a set of headers for the download queue for scheduling, returning
// the new headers encountered.
-func (q *queue) Insert(headers []*types.Header) []*types.Header {
+func (q *queue) Insert(headers []*types.Header, from uint64) []*types.Header {
q.lock.Lock()
defer q.lock.Unlock()
@@ -196,13 +198,24 @@ func (q *queue) Insert(headers []*types.Header) []*types.Header {
// Make sure no duplicate requests are executed
hash := header.Hash()
if _, ok := q.headerPool[hash]; ok {
- glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("Header %x already scheduled", hash)
+ glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("Header #%d [%x] already scheduled", header.Number.Uint64(), hash[:4])
continue
}
+ // Make sure chain order is honored and preserved throughout
+ if header.Number == nil || header.Number.Uint64() != from {
+ glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("Header #%v [%x] broke chain ordering, expected %d", header.Number, hash[:4], from)
+ break
+ }
+ if q.headerHead != (common.Hash{}) && q.headerHead != header.ParentHash {
+ glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("Header #%v [%x] broke chain ancestry", header.Number, hash[:4])
+ break
+ }
// Queue the header for body retrieval
inserts = append(inserts, header)
q.headerPool[hash] = header
q.headerQueue.Push(header, -float32(header.Number.Uint64()))
+ q.headerHead = hash
+ from++
}
return inserts
}