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fix: guard against zero stakes and mutable default rng in VRF - #1759
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Two bugs in get_validators_for_transaction(): 1. ZeroDivisionError when all stakes are zero (genlayerlabs#1732): Added explicit check for total_stake == 0 with a descriptive ValueError before the probability calculation. 2. Mutable default argument for rng (genlayerlabs#1733): Changed rng=np.random.default_rng(seed=...) to rng=None with lazy initialization inside the function. The previous default was evaluated once at import time and shared across all calls, making validator selection predictable. Fixes genlayerlabs#1732 Fixes genlayerlabs#1733
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe VRF validator selection function now creates a random generator per call when none is provided and raises a ChangesVRF validator selection
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Validator selection remains predictable when callers use the default RNG path, potentially making consensus outcomes repeatable within a second. The accompanying test would not catch a return to shared or predictable default RNG behavior, so this should be corrected before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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72-72: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAdd return type hints to the new test functions.
The repository requires type hints in Python code. Add
-> Noneto both test function definitions.Also applies to: 79-79
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In `@backend/consensus/vrf.py`:
- Line 16: Update the default RNG initialization in the validator-selection path
so consensus randomness is not seeded from wall-clock seconds; require a
caller-supplied VRF-backed generator or derive the generator seed from VRF
output, while preserving deterministic behavior only when explicitly provided by
the consensus caller.
In `@tests/unit/test_vrf.py`:
- Around line 83-87: Strengthen the test around get_validators_for_transaction
by patching backend.consensus.vrf.np.random.default_rng and asserting it is
called once for each invocation, or by injecting a factory that produces
distinct generators. Keep the existing length assertions while ensuring the test
detects reuse of shared mutable RNG state.
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In `@tests/unit/test_vrf.py`:
- Line 72: Add the required “-> None” return type annotation to both new test
functions, including test_get_validators_zero_stake_raises and the additional
test function referenced in the comment.
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| The selelction and order is given by a random sampling based on the stake of the validators. | ||
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| if rng is None: | ||
| rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=int(datetime.now().timestamp())) |
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Weak Cryptography
CWE: CWE-338 — Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
Do not seed consensus randomness from wall-clock seconds.
Consensus callers omit rng, so this default path is used for validator selection. Identical inputs can produce the same sequence within one second. Use VRF-derived randomness or require a caller-supplied VRF-backed generator.
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In `@backend/consensus/vrf.py` at line 16, Update the default RNG initialization
in the validator-selection path so consensus randomness is not seeded from
wall-clock seconds; require a caller-supplied VRF-backed generator or derive the
generator seed from VRF output, while preserving deterministic behavior only
when explicitly provided by the consensus caller.
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Source: Coding guidelines
| v1 = get_validators_for_transaction(nodes, 1) | ||
| v2 = get_validators_for_transaction(nodes, 1) | ||
| # Both should succeed (no shared mutable state corruption). | ||
| assert len(v1) == 1 | ||
| assert len(v2) == 1 |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Make the RNG test detect shared defaults.
The test only checks result lengths. The former module-level generator would also pass these assertions. Patch backend.consensus.vrf.np.random.default_rng and assert that it is called once per function invocation, or inject a factory that returns distinct generator instances.
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In `@tests/unit/test_vrf.py` around lines 83 - 87, Strengthen the test around
get_validators_for_transaction by patching
backend.consensus.vrf.np.random.default_rng and asserting it is called once for
each invocation, or by injecting a factory that produces distinct generators.
Keep the existing length assertions while ensuring the test detects reuse of
shared mutable RNG state.
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Summary
Fixes #1732
Fixes #1733
Bug 1: ZeroDivisionError when all stakes are zero (#1732)
get_validators_for_transaction()calculatedprobabilities = [stake / total_stake ...]without checking iftotal_stakeis zero. When all validators have zero stake, this crashes withZeroDivisionError.Fix: Added explicit check for
total_stake == 0with a descriptiveValueErrorbefore the probability calculation.Bug 2: Mutable default argument for rng (#1733)
The
rngparameter defaulted tonp.random.default_rng(seed=int(datetime.now().timestamp()))— this expression is evaluated once at import time, so the sameGeneratorinstance is shared across all calls. This makes validator selection predictable and can cause state corruption between concurrent calls.Fix: Changed to
rng: np.random.Generator | None = Nonewith lazy initialization inside the function body.Tests
test_get_validators_zero_stake_raises— verifies ValueError on zero stakestest_get_validators_rng_not_shared_between_calls— verifies fresh generator per callSummary by CodeRabbit
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