@lodestar/beacon-node 1.51.0-dev.3c46867203 → 1.51.0-dev.3fada841a9

package/src/chain/opPools/attestationPool.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import {Signature, aggregateSignatures} from "@chainsafe/lodestar-z/blst";
 import {BitArray} from "@chainsafe/ssz";
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
+import {Signature, aggregateSignatures} from "@lodestar/native/blst";
 import {MAX_COMMITTEES_PER_SLOT, isForkPostElectra} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {Attestation, RootHex, SingleAttestation, Slot, isElectraSingleAttestation} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {MapDef, assert} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {MapDef, assert, byteArrayEquals} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
 import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {InsertOutcome, OpPoolError, OpPoolErrorCode} from "./types.js";
@@ -180,7 +181,13 @@ export class AttestationPool {
       assert.true(!isElectraAggregate(aggregate), "Aggregate should be type AggregateFastPhase0");
     }
 
-    return fastToAttestation(aggregate);
+    const attestation = fastToAttestation(aggregate);
+    // The point at infinity is not a valid aggregate signature, do not serve such an aggregate
+    if (byteArrayEquals(attestation.signature, G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return attestation;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -209,7 +216,12 @@ export class AttestationPool {
       if (aggregateByRoot) {
         for (const aggFastByIndex of aggregateByRoot.values()) {
           for (const aggFast of aggFastByIndex.values()) {
-            attestations.push(fastToAttestation(aggFast));
+            const attestation = fastToAttestation(aggFast);
+            // The point at infinity is not a valid aggregate signature, do not serve such an aggregate
+            if (byteArrayEquals(attestation.signature, G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY)) {
+              continue;
+            }
+            attestations.push(attestation);
           }
         }
       }

package/src/chain/opPools/payloadAttestationPool.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import {Signature, aggregateSignatures} from "@chainsafe/lodestar-z/blst";
 import {BitArray} from "@chainsafe/ssz";
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
+import {Signature, aggregateSignatures} from "@lodestar/native/blst";
 import {MAX_COMMITTEES_PER_SLOT, MAX_PAYLOAD_ATTESTATIONS, PTC_SIZE} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {RootHex, Slot, gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {MapDef, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {MapDef, byteArrayEquals, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
 import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {InsertOutcome, OpPoolError, OpPoolErrorCode} from "./types.js";
@@ -112,11 +113,19 @@ export class PayloadAttestationPool {
       return [];
     }
 
-    return Array.from(aggregateByDataRoot.values())
-      .slice()
+    const payloadAttestations: gloas.PayloadAttestation[] = [];
+    for (const aggregate of aggregateByDataRoot.values()) {
+      const payloadAttestation = fastToPayloadAttestation(aggregate);
+      // The point at infinity is not a valid aggregate signature, exclude it from the block
+      if (byteArrayEquals(payloadAttestation.signature, G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      payloadAttestations.push(payloadAttestation);
+    }
+
+    return payloadAttestations
       .sort((a, b) => b.aggregationBits.getTrueBitIndexes().length - a.aggregationBits.getTrueBitIndexes().length)
-      .slice(0, MAX_PAYLOAD_ATTESTATIONS)
-      .map(fastToPayloadAttestation);
+      .slice(0, MAX_PAYLOAD_ATTESTATIONS);
   }
 
   getAll(slot?: Slot): gloas.PayloadAttestation[] {
@@ -139,9 +148,11 @@ export class PayloadAttestationPool {
       }
     }
 
+    // The point at infinity is not a valid aggregate signature, do not serve such an aggregate
     return aggregates
       .sort((a, b) => b.aggregationBits.getTrueBitIndexes().length - a.aggregationBits.getTrueBitIndexes().length)
-      .map(fastToPayloadAttestation);
+      .map(fastToPayloadAttestation)
+      .filter((attestation) => !byteArrayEquals(attestation.signature, G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY));
   }
 
   prune(clockSlot: Slot): void {

package/src/chain/opPools/syncCommitteeMessagePool.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import {Signature, aggregateSignatures} from "@chainsafe/lodestar-z/blst";
 import {BitArray} from "@chainsafe/ssz";
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
+import {Signature, aggregateSignatures} from "@lodestar/native/blst";
 import {SYNC_COMMITTEE_SIZE, SYNC_COMMITTEE_SUBNET_COUNT} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {Root, Slot, SubcommitteeIndex, SubnetID, altair} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {MapDef, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {MapDef, byteArrayEquals, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {InsertOutcome, OpPoolError, OpPoolErrorCode} from "./types.js";
 import {pruneBySlot, signatureFromBytesNoCheck} from "./utils.js";
@@ -110,10 +111,16 @@ export class SyncCommitteeMessagePool {
       return null;
     }
 
+    const signature = contribution.signature.toBytes();
+    // The point at infinity is not a valid contribution signature, do not serve such a contribution
+    if (byteArrayEquals(signature, G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     return {
       ...contribution,
       aggregationBits: contribution.aggregationBits,
-      signature: contribution.signature.toBytes(),
+      signature,
     };
   }
 

package/src/chain/opPools/syncContributionAndProofPool.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import {Signature, aggregateSignatures} from "@chainsafe/lodestar-z/blst";
 import {BitArray} from "@chainsafe/ssz";
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
+import {Signature, aggregateSignatures} from "@lodestar/native/blst";
 import {SYNC_COMMITTEE_SIZE, SYNC_COMMITTEE_SUBNET_SIZE} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {Root, Slot, SubnetID, altair, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {Logger, MapDef, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {Logger, MapDef, byteArrayEquals, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
 import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {InsertOutcome, OpPoolError, OpPoolErrorCode} from "./types.js";
@@ -234,8 +234,18 @@ export function aggregate(
   }
 
   metrics?.opPool.syncContributionAndProofPool.getAggregateParticipants.set(participationCount);
+
+  const syncCommitteeSignature = aggregateSignatures(signatures).toBytes();
+  // The point at infinity is only a valid sync aggregate signature with empty participation bits
+  if (byteArrayEquals(syncCommitteeSignature, G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY)) {
+    return {
+      syncCommitteeBits: BitArray.fromBitLen(SYNC_COMMITTEE_SIZE),
+      syncCommitteeSignature,
+    };
+  }
+
   return {
     syncCommitteeBits,
-    syncCommitteeSignature: aggregateSignatures(signatures).toBytes(),
+    syncCommitteeSignature,
   };
 }

package/src/chain/opPools/utils.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import {Signature} from "@chainsafe/lodestar-z/blst";
 import {BeaconConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {DbBatch, Id, Repository} from "@lodestar/db";
+import {Signature} from "@lodestar/native/blst";
 import {BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX, DOMAIN_BEACON_ATTESTER, DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {IBeaconStateView, computeStartSlotAtEpoch} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {AttesterSlashing, Domain, Slot, capella, phase0} from "@lodestar/types";

package/src/chain/options.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export type IChainOptions = BlockProcessOpts &
     /** Max number of produced block roots (blinded or full) cached for broadcast validations */
     maxCachedProducedRoots?: number;
     initialCustodyGroupCount?: number;
-    broadcastValidationStrictness?: string;
     minSameMessageSignatureSetsToBatch: number;
     archiveDateEpochs?: number;
     nHistoricalStatesFileDataStore?: boolean;
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ export const defaultChainOptions: IChainOptions = {
   // for attestation validation, having this value ensures we don't have to regen states most of the time
   maxSkipSlots: 32,
   disableProposerSlashings: false,
-  broadcastValidationStrictness: "warn",
   // should be less than or equal to MIN_SIGNATURE_SETS_TO_BATCH_VERIFY
   // batching too much may block the I/O thread so if useWorker=false, suggest this value to be 32
   // since this batch attestation work is designed to work with useWorker=true, make this the lowest value

package/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadBid.ts

@@ -179,6 +179,20 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     });
   }
 
+  // [IGNORE] this bid is the highest value bid seen for the tuple
+  // `(bid.slot, bid.parent_block_hash, bid.parent_block_root)`.
+  // As a DoS prevention measure, the bid must also exceed the current highest bid by a minimum
+  // increment, see https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/pull/4831. This prevents spam
+  // from builders submitting numerous bids with minimal value increments.
+  const bestBid = chain.executionPayloadBidPool.getBestBid(bid.slot, bidParentBlockHash, bidParentBlockRoot);
+  if (bestBid !== null && bid.value < getMinBidValue(bestBid.signedBid.message.value)) {
+    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_TOO_LOW,
+      bidValue: bid.value,
+      currentHighestBid: bestBid.signedBid.message.value,
+    });
+  }
+
   // [IGNORE] `bid.parent_block_root` is the hash tree root of a known beacon block in fork choice.
   // Moved earlier than the spec ordering so we can derive the proposer dependent root for the
   // proposer-preferences lookup below from a known fork-choice block.
@@ -352,19 +366,6 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     });
   }
 
-  // [IGNORE] this bid is the highest value bid seen for the tuple
-  // `(bid.slot, bid.parent_block_hash, bid.parent_block_root)`.
-  // As a DoS prevention measure, the bid must also exceed the current highest bid by a minimum
-  // increment, see https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/pull/4831. This prevents spam
-  // from builders submitting numerous bids with minimal value increments.
-  const bestBid = chain.executionPayloadBidPool.getBestBid(bid.slot, bidParentBlockHash, bidParentBlockRoot);
-  if (bestBid !== null && bid.value < getMinBidValue(bestBid.signedBid.message.value)) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_TOO_LOW,
-      bidValue: bid.value,
-      currentHighestBid: bestBid.signedBid.message.value,
-    });
-  }
   // [IGNORE] `bid.value` is less or equal than the builder's excess balance --
   // i.e. `can_builder_cover_bid(state, builder_index, amount)` returns `True`.
   if (!state.canBuilderCoverBid(bid.builderIndex, bid.value)) {

package/src/db/flatFileStore/flatFileStore.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fs from "node:fs";
+import {type FileHandle, open, readFile, rm} from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {ForkPostFulu} from "@lodestar/params";
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export class FlatFileStore implements IFlatFileStore {
       for (const slot of slotsToPrune) {
         const release = await this.acquireMutationLock(slot);
         try {
-          await fs.promises.rm(path.join(this.dataColumnDir, padSlot(slot)), {recursive: true, force: true});
+          await rm(path.join(this.dataColumnDir, padSlot(slot)), {recursive: true, force: true});
           this.slotIndex.remove(slot);
           this.metrics?.prunedDirectories.inc();
         } finally {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export class FlatFileStore implements IFlatFileStore {
 
   private async readFile(slot: Slot, rootHex: RootHex): Promise<Uint8Array | null> {
     try {
-      return await fs.promises.readFile(this.filePath(slot, rootHex));
+      return await readFile(this.filePath(slot, rootHex));
     } catch (e) {
       if (!isFsNotFoundError(e)) throw e;
       return null;
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ export class FlatFileStore implements IFlatFileStore {
     rootHex: RootHex,
     indices: number[]
   ): Promise<(Uint8Array | undefined)[] | null> {
-    let fd: fs.promises.FileHandle;
+    let fd: FileHandle;
     try {
-      fd = await fs.promises.open(this.filePath(slot, rootHex), "r");
+      fd = await open(this.filePath(slot, rootHex), "r");
     } catch (e) {
       if (!isFsNotFoundError(e)) throw e;
       return null;
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export class FlatFileStore implements IFlatFileStore {
     await observeFlatFileStoreOperation(this.metrics, FlatFileStoreOperation.delete, async () => {
       const release = await this.acquireMutationLock(slot);
       try {
-        await fs.promises.rm(this.filePath(slot, rootHex), {force: true});
+        await rm(this.filePath(slot, rootHex), {force: true});
       } finally {
         release();
       }
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ function validateDcolHeader(header: DcolHeader, slot: Slot, rootHex: RootHex): v
   }
 }
 
-async function readExactly(fd: fs.promises.FileHandle, buffer: Uint8Array, position: number): Promise<void> {
+async function readExactly(fd: FileHandle, buffer: Uint8Array, position: number): Promise<void> {
   let totalRead = 0;
   while (totalRead < buffer.length) {
     const {bytesRead} = await fd.read(buffer, totalRead, buffer.length - totalRead, position + totalRead);

package/src/db/flatFileStore/slotIndex.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import fs from "node:fs";
+import type {Dirent} from "node:fs";
+import {readdir} from "node:fs/promises";
 import {Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {isFsNotFoundError} from "./errors.js";
 import {padSlot} from "./path.js";
@@ -33,9 +34,9 @@ export class SlotIndex {
 
   async rebuildFromDisk(columnsDir: string): Promise<SlotIndexRebuildStats> {
     this.slots.clear();
-    let entries: fs.Dirent[];
+    let entries: Dirent[];
     try {
-      entries = await fs.promises.readdir(columnsDir, {withFileTypes: true});
+      entries = await readdir(columnsDir, {withFileTypes: true});
     } catch (e) {
       if (!isFsNotFoundError(e)) throw e;
       return {slots: 0, ignoredEntries: 0};

package/src/execution/engine/index.ts

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import {EngineRestHttpClient} from "./restHttpClient.js";
 import {RestEngineTransport, formatClientVersionHeader} from "./restTransport.js";
 import {ExecutionEngineMockJsonRpcClient, JsonRpcBackend} from "./utils.js";
 
-export {ExecutionEngineHttp, ExecutionEngineDisabled, defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts, engineApiModes};
 export type {EngineApiMode};
+export {ExecutionEngineDisabled, ExecutionEngineHttp, defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts, engineApiModes};
 
 export type ExecutionEngineOpts =
   | ({mode?: "http"} & ExecutionEngineHttpOpts)

package/src/execution/engine/interface.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {PayloadId, PayloadIdCache, WithdrawalV1} from "./payloadIdCache.js";
 import {ExecutionPayloadBodyV2} from "./types.js";
 import {DATA} from "./utils.js";
 
-export {PayloadIdCache, type PayloadId, type WithdrawalV1};
+export {type PayloadId, PayloadIdCache, type WithdrawalV1};
 export type ClientVersion = routes.node.ClientVersion;
 export const ClientCode = routes.node.ClientCode;
 

package/src/execution/engine/types.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   DEPOSIT_REQUEST_TYPE,
   FIELD_ELEMENTS_PER_BLOB,
   ForkName,
+  ForkPostElectra,
   ForkSeq,
   WITHDRAWAL_REQUEST_TYPE,
 } from "@lodestar/params";
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   deneb,
   gloas,
   ssz,
+  sszTypesFor,
 } from "@lodestar/types";
 import {BlobAndProof} from "@lodestar/types/deneb";
 import {BlobAndProofV2} from "@lodestar/types/fulu";
@@ -628,7 +630,7 @@ export function deserializeExecutionRequestsFromBytes(fork: ForkName, serialized
 
     switch (currentRequestType) {
       case DEPOSIT_REQUEST_TYPE: {
-        result.deposits = ssz.electra.DepositRequests.deserialize(requests);
+        result.deposits = sszTypesFor(fork as ForkPostElectra).DepositRequests.deserialize(requests);
         break;
       }
       case WITHDRAWAL_REQUEST_TYPE: {

package/src/metrics/metrics/lodestar.ts

@@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
       help: "Count of peers by sync type [FullySynced, Advanced, Behind]",
       labelNames: ["syncType"],
     }),
+    syncPeerFinalizedCheckpointMismatch: register.counter<{reason: string}>({
+      name: "lodestar_sync_peer_finalized_checkpoint_mismatch_total",
+      help: "Total behind peers whose Status finalized checkpoint is not in our chain, by reason",
+      labelNames: ["reason"],
+    }),
     syncSwitchGossipSubscriptions: register.gauge<{action: string}>({
       name: "lodestar_sync_switch_gossip_subscriptions",
       help: "Sync switched gossip subscriptions on/off",

package/src/monitoring/service.ts

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class MonitoringService {
     if (this.monitoringInterval) {
       clearTimeout(this.monitoringInterval);
     }
-    if (this.pendingRequest) {
+    if (this.pendingRequest !== undefined) {
       this.fetchAbortController?.abort(FetchAbortReason.Close);
       await this.pendingRequest;
     }

package/src/network/core/networkCore.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {isForkPostFulu} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {ResponseIncoming} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
 import {Epoch, Status, fulu, sszTypesFor} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {formatNodePeer} from "../../api/impl/node/utils.js";
+import {GoodByeReasonCode} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {RegistryMetricCreator} from "../../metrics/index.js";
 import {ClockEvent, IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {CustodyConfig} from "../../util/dataColumns.js";
@@ -332,6 +333,10 @@ export class NetworkCore implements INetworkCore {
     this.peerManager.reStatusPeers(peers);
   }
 
+  async goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer: PeerIdStr, reason: GoodByeReasonCode): Promise<void> {
+    await this.peerManager.goodbyeAndDisconnect(peerIdFromString(peer), reason);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Request att subnets up `toSlot`. Network will ensure to mantain some peers for each
    */

package/src/network/core/networkCoreWorker.ts

@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ const libp2pWorkerApi: NetworkWorkerApi = {
   prepareSyncCommitteeSubnets: (subscriptions) => core.prepareSyncCommitteeSubnets(subscriptions),
   reportPeer: (peer, action, actionName) => core.reportPeer(peer, action, actionName),
   reStatusPeers: (peers) => core.reStatusPeers(peers),
+  goodbyeAndDisconnect: (peer, reason) => core.goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer, reason),
   subscribeGossipCoreTopics: () => core.subscribeGossipCoreTopics(),
   unsubscribeGossipCoreTopics: () => core.unsubscribeGossipCoreTopics(),
 

package/src/network/core/networkCoreWorkerHandler.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {LoggerNode} from "@lodestar/logger/node";
 import {ResponseIncoming, ResponseOutgoing} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
 import {Status} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {withTimeout} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {GoodByeReasonCode} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/index.js";
 import {AsyncIterableBridgeCaller, AsyncIterableBridgeHandler} from "../../util/asyncIterableToEvents.js";
 import {PeerIdStr, peerIdFromString} from "../../util/peerId.js";
@@ -205,6 +206,9 @@ export class WorkerNetworkCore implements INetworkCore {
   reStatusPeers(peers: PeerIdStr[]): Promise<void> {
     return this.getApi().reStatusPeers(peers);
   }
+  goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer: PeerIdStr, reason: GoodByeReasonCode): Promise<void> {
+    return this.getApi().goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer, reason);
+  }
   reportPeer(peer: PeerIdStr, action: PeerAction, actionName: string): Promise<void> {
     return this.getApi().reportPeer(peer, action, actionName);
   }

package/src/network/core/types.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {SpecJson} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {LoggerNodeOpts} from "@lodestar/logger/node";
 import {ResponseIncoming} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
 import {Status} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {GoodByeReasonCode} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {PeerIdStr} from "../../util/peerId.js";
 import {NetworkOptions} from "../options.js";
 import {PeerAction, PeerScoreStats} from "../peers/index.js";
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export interface INetworkCore extends INetworkCorePublic {
   // Sync method
   reportPeer(peer: PeerIdStr, action: PeerAction, actionName: string): void;
   reStatusPeers(peers: PeerIdStr[]): Promise<void>;
+  goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer: PeerIdStr, reason: GoodByeReasonCode): Promise<void>;
 
   // TODO: Duplicated methods with INetwork interface
   getConnectedPeers(): Promise<PeerIdStr[]>;

package/src/network/interface.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
   phase0,
 } from "@lodestar/types";
 import {BlockInputSource} from "../chain/blocks/blockInput/types.js";
+import {GoodByeReasonCode} from "../constants/index.js";
 import {CustodyConfig} from "../util/dataColumns.js";
 import {PeerIdStr} from "../util/peerId.js";
 import {
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export interface INetwork extends INetworkCorePublic {
   reportPeer(peer: PeerIdStr, action: PeerAction, actionName: string): void;
   shouldAggregate(subnet: SubnetID, slot: Slot): boolean;
   reStatusPeers(peers: PeerIdStr[]): Promise<void>;
+  goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer: PeerIdStr, reason: GoodByeReasonCode): Promise<void>;
   searchUnknownBlock(slotRoot: SlotRootHex, source: BlockInputSource, peer?: PeerIdStr): void;
   searchUnknownEnvelope(slotRoot: SlotRootHex, source: BlockInputSource, peer?: PeerIdStr): void;
   // ReqResp

package/src/network/network.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {prettyPrintIndices, sleep} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {BlockInputSource} from "../chain/blocks/blockInput/types.js";
 import {ChainEvent, IBeaconChain} from "../chain/index.js";
 import {computeSubnetForDataColumnSidecar} from "../chain/validation/dataColumnSidecar.js";
+import {GoodByeReasonCode} from "../constants/index.js";
 import {IBeaconDb} from "../db/interface.js";
 import {Metrics, RegistryMetricCreator} from "../metrics/index.js";
 import {IClock} from "../util/clock.js";
@@ -289,6 +290,10 @@ export class Network implements INetwork {
     return this.core.reStatusPeers(peers);
   }
 
+  async goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer: PeerIdStr, reason: GoodByeReasonCode): Promise<void> {
+    return this.core.goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer, reason);
+  }
+
   searchUnknownBlock(slotRoot: SlotRootHex, source: BlockInputSource, peer?: PeerIdStr): void {
     this.networkProcessor.searchUnknownBlock(slotRoot, source, peer);
   }
@@ -855,7 +860,9 @@ export class Network implements INetwork {
   };
 
   private onTargetGroupCountUpdated = (count: number): void => {
-    this.core.setTargetGroupCount(count);
+    this.core.setTargetGroupCount(count).catch((e) => {
+      this.logger.debug("Error setting target custody group count", {count}, e as Error);
+    });
   };
 
   private onPublishDataColumns = async (sidecars: DataColumnSidecar[]): Promise<void> => {

package/src/network/peers/peerManager.ts

@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ export class PeerManager {
     }
   }
 
-  private async goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer: PeerId, goodbye: GoodByeReasonCode): Promise<void> {
+  async goodbyeAndDisconnect(peer: PeerId, goodbye: GoodByeReasonCode): Promise<void> {
     const reason = GOODBYE_KNOWN_CODES[goodbye.toString()] || "";
     const peerIdStr = peer.toString();
     try {

package/src/network/peers/utils/assertPeerRelevance.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import {ForkName, isForkPostFulu} from "@lodestar/params";
-import {ForkDigest, Root, Slot, Status, fulu, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {ForkName, GENESIS_EPOCH, isForkPostFulu} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {computeEpochAtSlot} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {Epoch, ForkDigest, Root, Slot, Status, fulu, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {toHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 
 // TODO: Why this value? (From Lighthouse)
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ export enum IrrelevantPeerCode {
   INCOMPATIBLE_FORKS = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_INCOMPATIBLE_FORKS",
   DIFFERENT_CLOCKS = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_DIFFERENT_CLOCKS",
   DIFFERENT_FINALIZED = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_DIFFERENT_FINALIZED",
+  FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH",
+  INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT",
   NO_EARLIEST_AVAILABLE_SLOT = "NO_EARLIEST_AVAILABLE_SLOT",
 }
 
@@ -16,6 +19,8 @@ type IrrelevantPeerType =
   | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.INCOMPATIBLE_FORKS; ours: ForkDigest; theirs: ForkDigest}
   | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_CLOCKS; slotDiff: number}
   | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.NO_EARLIEST_AVAILABLE_SLOT}
+  | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH; finalizedEpoch: Epoch; maxFinalizedEpoch: Epoch}
+  | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT}
   | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_FINALIZED; expectedRoot: Root; remoteRoot: Root};
 
 /**
@@ -45,29 +50,35 @@ export function assertPeerRelevance(
     return {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_CLOCKS, slotDiff};
   }
 
-  // The remote's finalized epoch is less than or equal to ours, but the block root is
-  // different to the one in our chain. Therefore, the node is on a different chain and we
-  // should not communicate with them.
+  // A checkpoint can be finalized at the earliest at the start of epoch + 2
+  const maxFinalizedEpoch = Math.max(
+    GENESIS_EPOCH,
+    computeEpochAtSlot(Math.max(currentSlot, 0) + FUTURE_SLOT_TOLERANCE) - 2
+  );
+  if (remote.finalizedEpoch > maxFinalizedEpoch) {
+    return {
+      code: IrrelevantPeerCode.FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH,
+      finalizedEpoch: remote.finalizedEpoch,
+      maxFinalizedEpoch,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (remote.finalizedEpoch > GENESIS_EPOCH && isZeroRoot(remote.finalizedRoot)) {
+    return {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT};
+  }
 
+  // The remote's finalized epoch is equal to ours, but the block root is different to the one in our chain.
+  // Therefore, the node is on a different chain and we should not communicate with them.
   if (
-    remote.finalizedEpoch <= local.finalizedEpoch &&
-    !isZeroRoot(remote.finalizedRoot) &&
-    !isZeroRoot(local.finalizedRoot)
+    remote.finalizedEpoch === local.finalizedEpoch &&
+    !isZeroRoot(local.finalizedRoot) &&
+    !ssz.Root.equals(remote.finalizedRoot, local.finalizedRoot)
   ) {
-    // NOTE: due to preferring to not access chain state here, we can't check the finalized root against our history.
-    // The impact of not doing check is low: peers that are behind us we can't confirm they are in the same chain as us.
-    // In the worst case they will attempt to sync from us, fail and disconnect. The ENR fork check should be sufficient
-    // to differentiate most peers in normal network conditions.
-    const remoteRoot = remote.finalizedRoot;
-    const expectedRoot = remote.finalizedEpoch === local.finalizedEpoch ? local.finalizedRoot : null;
-
-    if (expectedRoot !== null && !ssz.Root.equals(remoteRoot, expectedRoot)) {
-      return {
-        code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_FINALIZED,
-        expectedRoot: expectedRoot, // forkChoice returns Tree BranchNode which the logger prints as {}
-        remoteRoot: remoteRoot,
-      };
-    }
+    return {
+      code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_FINALIZED,
+      expectedRoot: local.finalizedRoot,
+      remoteRoot: remote.finalizedRoot,
+    };
   }
 
   if (isForkPostFulu(forkName) && (remote as fulu.Status).earliestAvailableSlot === undefined) {
@@ -76,7 +87,8 @@ export function assertPeerRelevance(
     };
   }
 
-  // Note: Accept request status finalized checkpoint in the future, we do not know if it is a true finalized root
+  // Note: for a behind finalized checkpoint, we validate it more on the main thread against our history,
+  // see BeaconSync.verifyPastFinalizedCheckpoint
   return null;
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +105,10 @@ export function renderIrrelevantPeerType(type: IrrelevantPeerType): string {
       return `DIFFERENT_CLOCKS slotDiff: ${type.slotDiff}`;
     case IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_FINALIZED:
       return `DIFFERENT_FINALIZED root: ${toRootHex(type.remoteRoot)} expected: ${toRootHex(type.expectedRoot)}`;
+    case IrrelevantPeerCode.FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH:
+      return `FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH finalizedEpoch: ${type.finalizedEpoch} max: ${type.maxFinalizedEpoch}`;
+    case IrrelevantPeerCode.INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT:
+      return "INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT zero root for a non-genesis finalized epoch";
     case IrrelevantPeerCode.NO_EARLIEST_AVAILABLE_SLOT:
       return "No earliestAvailableSlot announced via peer Status";
   }

package/src/network/processor/gossipHandlers.ts

@@ -705,10 +705,8 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
 
           // Immediately attempt fetch of data columns from execution engine as the bid contains kzg commitments
           // which is all the information we need so there is no reason to delay until execution payload arrives
-          // TODO GLOAS: If we want EL retries after this initial attempt, add an explicit retry policy here
-          // (for example later in the slot). Do not couple retries to incoming gossip columns.
-          // Columns fetched here feed payloadInput.addColumn, which resolves waitForAllData for any
-          // in-flight importExecutionPayload. No processExecutionPayload trigger needed from this path.
+          // Columns fetched here feed payloadInput.addColumn, which resolves the waitForAllData of a
+          // pending payload import. No processExecutionPayload trigger needed from this path.
           chain.getBlobsTracker.triggerGetBlobs(payloadInput);
         }
       })
@@ -718,11 +716,10 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
 
         if (e instanceof BlockError) {
           switch (e.type.code) {
-            case BlockErrorCode.DATA_UNAVAILABLE: {
-              // Error is quite frequent and not critical
+            case BlockErrorCode.DATA_UNAVAILABLE:
+              // Data did not arrive in time, BlockInputSync keeps pulling it and retries the import
               logLevel = LogLevel.debug;
               break;
-            }
             // ALREADY_KNOWN should not happen with ignoreIfKnown=true above
             // PARENT_BLOCK_UNKNOWN should not happen, we handled this in validateBeaconBlock() function above
             case BlockErrorCode.ALREADY_KNOWN:
@@ -930,7 +927,7 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
             }
 
             // NOTE: we do NOT call chain.processExecutionPayload here. That is triggered only by
-            // envelope arrival (gossip or API). An in-flight importExecutionPayload is awaiting
+            // envelope arrival (gossip or API). A pending payload import is awaiting
             // payloadInput.waitForAllData(); addColumn above will resolve it once hasAllData flips.
 
             scheduleIncompletePayloadEnvelope(payloadInput, peerIdStr);
@@ -1358,6 +1355,10 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
 
             if (e instanceof PayloadError) {
               switch (e.type.code) {
+                case PayloadErrorCode.DATA_UNAVAILABLE:
+                  // Columns did not arrive in time, BlockInputSync keeps pulling them and retries the import
+                  logLevel = LogLevel.debug;
+                  break;
                 // BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE should not happen, validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelope above
                 // already verified the block is in fork choice
                 case PayloadErrorCode.BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE: