BOLT 2 requires the receiver of open_channel to fail the channel when the funder's amount cannot cover the initial commitment fee:
The receiving node MUST fail the channel if:
- the funder's amount for the initial commitment transaction is not sufficient for full [fee payment](03-transactions.md#fee-payment).
CLN implements the rule, but too late. The channel isn't rejected until later in the flow, after receiving funding_created.
Impact
A peer can set a push_msat for the channel that leaves insufficient funds to pay the initial commitment fees. CLN initially accepts such channels and responds with accept_channel, even though it will inevitably reject them one roundtrip later in the funding flow (after receiving funding_created). This is entirely a spec compliance issue.
Reproduction
@pytest.mark.openchannel('v1')
def test_open_channel_funder_cannot_afford_fee(node_factory, bitcoind):
"""A funder left short of the commitment fee must be rejected.
BOLT 2: the receiving node MUST fail the channel if the funder's amount for
the initial commitment transaction is not sufficient for full fee payment.
CLN only notices in initial_commit_tx(), after accept_channel has gone out.
"""
l1 = node_factory.get_node()
chain_hash = bytes.fromhex(bitcoind.rpc.getblockhash(0))[::-1]
# Use the node's own opening feerate, so we're inside its accepted range.
feerate = l1.rpc.feerates('perkw')['perkw']['opening']
funding_sat = 16777216
# The funder pays the commitment fee out of its own balance, so pushing the
# balance away leaves it with nothing to pay from.
push_msat = funding_sat * 1000
lconn, channel_type = raw_peer_connect(l1)
temp_chan_id = os.urandom(32)
send_open_channel(lconn, chain_hash, temp_chan_id, funding_sat,
push_msat, feerate, channel_type)
mtype = read_channel_reply(lconn)
assert mtype in (WIRE_WARNING, WIRE_ERROR), \
"funder left with {} sat to pay the commitment fee was not rejected (got msgtype {})".format(
funding_sat - push_msat // 1000, mtype)
If we continue to flow to funding_created, the initial_commit_tx check rejects the channel:
UNUSUAL 034f355b...-openingd-chan#1: Funder cannot afford fee on initial commitment transaction
Suggested fix
Apply the same check that already exists in initial_commit_tx immediately after receiving accept_channel.
Discovery
Found while fuzzing the v1 funding protocol with smite.
BOLT 2 requires the receiver of
open_channelto fail the channel when the funder's amount cannot cover the initial commitment fee:CLN implements the rule, but too late. The channel isn't rejected until later in the flow, after receiving
funding_created.Impact
A peer can set a
push_msatfor the channel that leaves insufficient funds to pay the initial commitment fees. CLN initially accepts such channels and responds withaccept_channel, even though it will inevitably reject them one roundtrip later in the funding flow (after receivingfunding_created). This is entirely a spec compliance issue.Reproduction
If we continue to flow to
funding_created, theinitial_commit_txcheck rejects the channel:Suggested fix
Apply the same check that already exists in
initial_commit_tximmediately after receivingaccept_channel.Discovery
Found while fuzzing the v1 funding protocol with smite.