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Fix TryFromIntError when handling P2P gossip messages ✅

Issue Analysis

  • Investigate the error: TryFromIntError when handling P2pNetworkPubsubIncomingMessage
  • Identify root cause: binprot library reads integers as i64 and uses try_from to convert to target types
  • Understand the problem: When binprot stream contains i64 values outside i32 range, conversion fails

Root Cause

The issue occurs in the Number<T> binprot reading implementation:

  1. binprot_number!(u32, i32) macro reads an i32 from binprot then casts to u32
  2. The binprot library's i32 reader first reads an i64, then uses try_from to convert to i32
  3. If the i64 value is outside i32 range (< i32::MIN or > i32::MAX), try_from fails with TryFromIntError
  4. This causes gossip message deserialization to fail

Solution Implemented ✅

  • Implement custom binprot readers for Number<u32> and Number<u64> that read i64 directly
  • Use wrapping cast for values outside the target range (avoids TryFromIntError)
  • Maintain wire format compatibility by keeping original write implementations
  • Add regression tests for edge cases (large i64, negative values)
  • Verify all existing tests pass
  • Add detailed documentation explaining intentional asymmetry
  • Build verification (p2p and node packages compile successfully)
  • Rebased onto develop branch

Design Decisions

The fix introduces intentional asymmetry between read and write:

  • Reading: Accept any i64 value and cast using wrapping semantics for robustness
  • Writing: Cast to signed type (may change sign bit) to maintain OCaml wire format compatibility
  • This prevents connection drops from unexpected data while maintaining protocol compatibility

Testing ✅

  • All existing mina-p2p-messages tests pass (85 tests)
  • New tests verify fix handles i64 values outside i32 range
  • New tests verify fix handles negative i64 values
  • Wire format compatibility maintained (u32_max and u64_max tests pass)
  • Tests pass after rebase to develop branch

Security Analysis ✅

  • ✅ No memory safety issues - all operations on primitive types
  • ✅ No integer overflow vulnerabilities - using well-defined wrapping casts
  • ✅ No injection or data corruption issues - binary protocol handling
  • ✅ Improved robustness - prevents denial of service from malformed data
  • ✅ Maintains wire format compatibility - no breaking changes
  • ✅ Fixed potential DoS where malformed messages could cause connection drops

Files Changed

  • crates/p2p-messages/src/number.rs: Custom binprot implementations for Number and Number with comprehensive tests
Original prompt

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<issue_title>Failure when handling a P2P action - TryFromIntError</issue_title>
<issue_description>```
2025-08-21T13:59:52.199181Z ERROR node::reducer: time="1755784792113676093" summary="Failure when handling a P2P action" action_kind="P2pNetworkPubsubIncomingMessage" error=Invalid GossipNetMessageV2 message, error: TryFromIntError(TryFromIntError(()))


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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix handling error for P2P actions Fix TryFromIntError when deserializing P2P gossip messages with out-of-range nonce values Dec 9, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from dannywillems December 9, 2025 21:59
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Repository: https://github.com/MinaProtocol/mina.git
Branch: compatible
Status: ❌ Validation failed

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✓ VALID: ledger/src/account/account.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/account.ml L:201-224
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: fc6be4c58091c761f827c858229c2edf9519e941 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
❌ INVALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/for_tests.rs
   Code at L:2285-2285 differs between commit 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 and current branch
   Referenced: https://github.com/MinaProtocol/mina/blob/5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3/src/lib/transaction_logic/mina_transaction_logic.ml#L2285-L2285
   Current:    https://github.com/MinaProtocol/mina/blob/compatible/src/lib/transaction_logic/mina_transaction_logic.ml#L2285-L2285
❌ INVALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/for_tests.rs
   Code at L:2351-2356 differs between commit 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 and current branch
   Referenced: https://github.com/MinaProtocol/mina/blob/5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3/src/lib/transaction_logic/mina_transaction_logic.ml#L2351-L2356
   Current:    https://github.com/MinaProtocol/mina/blob/compatible/src/lib/transaction_logic/mina_transaction_logic.ml#L2351-L2356
❌ INVALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/for_tests.rs
   Code at L:2407 differs between commit 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 and current branch
   Referenced: https://github.com/MinaProtocol/mina/blob/5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3/src/lib/transaction_logic/mina_transaction_logic.ml#L2407-L2407
   Current:    https://github.com/MinaProtocol/mina/blob/compatible/src/lib/transaction_logic/mina_transaction_logic.ml#L2407-L2407
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/transaction_status.ml L:9-51
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/transaction_status.ml L:452-454
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/with_status.ml L:6-10
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/fee_transfer.ml L:76-80
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/fee_transfer.ml L:68-69
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/coinbase.ml L:17-21
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs -> src/lib/transaction/transaction.ml L:8-11
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/signed_command.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/signed_command_payload.ml L:34-48
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/signed_command.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/stake_delegation.ml L:11-13
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/signed_command.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/signed_command_payload.ml L:179-181
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/signed_command.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/signed_command_payload.ml L:239-243
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)
✓ VALID: ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/signed_command.rs -> src/lib/mina_base/signed_command_payload.ml L:352-362
  ⚠ STALE COMMIT: 5da42ccd72e791f164d4d200cf1ce300262873b3 (current: 75437cafea702d36865da779d43509c02d876f26)

Summary
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Total references found: 16
Valid references: 13
Invalid references: 3
Stale commits: 13

❌ Validation failed: 3 invalid reference(s) found

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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits December 10, 2025 12:25
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The issue occurred when binprot streams contained i64 values outside the i32 range. The binprot library reads all integers as i64 internally and uses try_from to convert to target types, which fails with TryFromIntError for out-of-range values.

The fix changes Number<u32> and Number<u64> to read i64 directly and cast to the target type, avoiding the intermediate conversion that could fail. Writing still uses the original format to maintain wire compatibility.

Added regression tests to verify the fix handles:
- i64 values larger than i32::MAX
- Negative i64 values
- All existing test cases continue to pass

Co-authored-by: dannywillems <6018454+dannywillems@users.noreply.github.com>
Clarify that the asymmetry between reading (accepting any i64) and writing
(casting to signed type) is intentional for robustness and wire format
compatibility with the OCaml implementation.

Co-authored-by: dannywillems <6018454+dannywillems@users.noreply.github.com>
@dannywillems dannywillems force-pushed the copilot/fix-p2p-action-error branch from 61d0324 to 37d64c5 Compare December 10, 2025 15:25
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Copilot AI commented Dec 17, 2025

@copilot rebase

Successfully rebased onto develop branch (commits aae9cfa and 05355eb). The repository restructuring (mina-p2p-messages → crates/p2p-messages) was handled automatically by git during the rebase. All tests pass.

The rebased branch needs to be force-pushed to update the PR. The local branch is now based on develop@dd30271, but I'm unable to force-push directly. You may need to manually force-push or merge the changes.

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